Get Ready for the West Coast Mennonite Relief Sale

The West Coast Mennonite Relief Sale is coming back to 51�� Pacific in April!

Hosted by a collective of Mennonite Brethren and Anabaptist churches across the West Coast, this annual Sale supports the life-changing work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).

100% of the funds raised from this Sale are used by MCC to bring relief efforts to people in need around the world.

As one of just two Mennonite Brethren higher education institutions in the United States, 51�� Pacific is excited to host this meaningful event.

It’s a partnership that makes sense! The Sale brings together generations of Sunbirds of the past and present and helps tie the community together.

The first MCC Sale (as it was previously and more commonly known) has deep roots, dating back to 1967 when it first took place in Alvin Peter’s fruit packing shed. In the mid-1980s it found a home on FPU’s campus, where it has continued to grow. The items for sale have varied over the years, but the quilt auction and great food have always been a mainstay.

Join us this year on April 10–11 for this two-day event!

The Sale offers many opportunities full of connection and fun. Whether you enjoy thrifting some used books, admiring and bidding on beautiful, hand-crafted quilts, shopping fair trade, letting kids run around, spending time with friends or eating good food, there’s sure to be something for you to enjoy!

There’s something here for everyone, and every purchase makes a difference.

We hope to see you there!

Schedule of Events:

Friday

4:00 p.m.—Quilt Show Begins | Pre-Priced Items Available for Sale | Food Booths, Vintage and Fair-Trade Shops, Country
Store Open | Online Auctions Begin
5:00 p.m.—Live Music on The Green Begins
7:00 p.m.—“If Quilts Could Talk” Bed Turning by Mary Ann Bloom
7:30 p.m.—Food Booths Close
8:00 p.m.—Worship Music on The Green

Saturday

7:00 a.m.—Walk/Run for Relief
9:00 a.m.—Food Booths and Shops Open | Kids World Opens | My Coins Count Opens | Silent Auction Begins
10:00 a.m.—Live Quilt Auction Begins
12:00 p.m.—Feature Auction (quilts, playhouse, antique car)
1:00 p.m.—Live Quilt Auction Resumes
2:00 p.m.—Food Booths Close | Online Auctions Close
3:30–4:00 p.m.—Sale Ends

Happening this weekend!

April 10 & 11, 2026

Get more event details at fresno.edu/mcc

Holly Goble

Assistant to the Vice President of Student Development

Holly Goble is the assistant to the vice president for student development at 51�� and has worked there for two and a half years. Holly also serves on the board for the West Coast Mennonite Relief Sale. Central Valley born and raised, Holly left to attend Tabor College, where she met her husband. They moved from Kansas to Washington and back to California, serving as the youth pastor couple at churches along the way. They now live in Holly’s hometown of 51��, along with their toddler son and two dogs.