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2026 68th Annual Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale Recap

The Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale Board wishes to extend special thanks to all individuals who helped with our 68th Illinois Sale. The Friday night Trivia entertainment was enjoyed by approximately 100 people, and sausage and some food items were available. Income for Friday night was approximately $10,000. On Saturday 1,934 people, which is 90 more than last year, enjoyed pancakes and sausage. The auction began at 8:30 A.M. This year approximately 90 quilts and wall hangings were auctioned, which totaled $17,060.00. Many other quality items were auctioned and brought in $24,068.50. The net profit for the entire sale will be shared later when all expenses have been paid.

Additionally, our Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale Board and Dutch Market Committee wish to extend a very special thank you to all those involved in baking, selling, organizing, setting up, and buying delicious products at our 68th Sale. Chair Kathy Miller has reported that we received 714 pies, 175 jars, and 300 baked treats. According to Kathy and Wesley most everything was sold by 11:30 A.M. on Saturday. The Board deeply appreciates the excellent leadership and the many delicious products that were donated again this year to the sale. Finally, thank you to all who participated. May God richly bless you!

Plan on joining us again in 2027 for the 69th Annual Sale March 19-20 and look for our annual fall sausage sale later this year!

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Our Story

Each year, over 1,500 volunteers share their time, funds, and talent to promote and assist the Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale for the purpose of providing relief for those in need at home and abroad. The Sale includes a grand auction, pancake and sausage breakfast, a dutch market and butcher shoppe, booths selling flowers and handmade goods from around the world, lunch stands, and more.

20% of the Illinois MCC Relief Sale net income will be used locally by grassroots volunteers to provide food for those in need in Central Illinois.
80% of the net proceeds from the Sale are channeled through Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), an international relief and service agency located in Akron, Pennsylvania. Mennonite Central Committee, a worldwide ministry of Anabaptist churches, shares God’s love and compassion for all by responding to basic human needs and by working for peace and justice. MCC began in 1920 in Russian and Ukrainian villages needing assistance. Today MCC celebrates over 95 years of serving the needy in the name of Christ.

Presently, MCC has over 1,000 workers volunteering in 54 countries of the world. MCC is a hands-on, concrete ministry that addresses basic human needs such as water, food, and shelter; it works with churches and communities in a variety of efforts to serve the less fortunate and to build peace.

Learn more about MCC and how they carry out their mission of “relief, development and peace in the name of Christ.”