Near and far, people benefit from two stores run by area churches as their mission outreach.
In Clinton, the Stone Presbyterian Church has operated the Fair Trade Shoppe for about 20 years. It’s believed to be the biggest church-sponsored Fair Trade shop in the country.
Five years ago the Oriskany Falls Methodist Church Bible study group examined the meaning of the book title ‘If You Want To Walk On Water, You’ve Got To Get Out Of The Boat.’ The book uses the Scripture by Matthew of Peter being called out of the boat to walk on water.