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Store Location:

117 S. Main Street
Chelsea, MI 48118
Tel: (734) 475-7604

Visit the Mission Marketplace website

Hours:

Monday thru Wednesday:
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Thursday thru
Saturday:
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Sunday: Closed

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Mission Marketplace

Hand-crafted items from around the world

The Mission Marketplace is a non-profit retail store featuring hand crafted items by talented people from Africa, Asia, India, South and Central America and more. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life of artisans from around the world.

Helping people and protecting the environment

Everything sold at the Mission Marketplace is fairly-traded and produced in work places that do not exploit people or the environment. Some of the many unique and finely crafted items you will find in our store include:

Clothing
Musical instruments
Wood and stone carvings
Toys
Jewelry
Textiles
Accent furniture
Wall hangings
and more!

We are easy to find in downtown Chelsea, MI

Our store is located in the heart of downtown Chelsea, Michigan:

117 S. Main Street (click to view a map)
Chelsea, Michigan 48118
Tel: (734) 475-7604

Email: manager@themissionmarketplace.com

Website: www.themissionmarketplace.com

What is Fair Trade?

The purpose of Fair Trade is very different from large commercial companies: The Mission Marketplace buys handicrafts to provide work and income for unemployed or underemployed people, rather than to make a profit. Monitoring trends across North America, our suppliers identify opportunities for artisans to create products that can be resold for profit, which helps them earn a decent living.

Our History

For several years, Kevin Frahm operated The Mission Marketplace out of the basement of the First United Methodist Church of Chelsea and dreamed of opening an alternative trade store to provide fairly traded items in the Chelsea community. In the fall of 2004, the Mission Marketplace store opened and Kevin's dream of selling handicrafts and telling the artisans’ stories became a reality as those who shared Kevin's vision came together to make it real.