Most Popular Christian Stores
As Christians there are certain items we need in our everyday lives to best help us best live good Christian lives. There are numerous Christian-specific shopping destinations that are popular with Christians and we shall look at a few of these in today’s guide.
Local Christian Retail Stores
All across the USA there are hundreds of Christian retail stores that are very popular shopping destinations. Even if you are not interested in buying anything it can be enjoyable just browsing through the items to see what’s available.
There are lots of independent, family-run Christian retail stores across the nation – but there are also a number of chain stores that can often offer a great variety of items at a lower price. The world’s largest Christian-specific chain store in the world is Family Christian Stores – with over 300 stores in 40 states. They sell a variety of items but mostly books and CD’s.
LifeWay Christian Stores is the second largest chain of Christian stores in the USA. They have over 120 stores located across the USA and are one of the most popular Christian shopping destinations. They offer a huge variety of items ranging from household items through to products and services for Churches.
Another popular Christian retail store shopping destination is Christian Supply – America’s largest independent Christian retail store that supplies a fantastic range of items both in their stores and on their popular websites. They have stores across Oregon, Idaho and Washington State.
Online Christian Retail Stores
An increasing number of Christians are making their purchases on the internet and it has fast become one of the most popular Christian shopping destinations. Shopping online is easy, safe and fun – and you have the widest product range in the world. Items are also usually available cheaper online than in retail stores thanks to the minimal overheads.
There are literally hundreds of online Christian retail stores to choose from. Most of the large Christian chain stores (including the two we mentioned above) have their own website through which you can buy everything you can find in the retail stores and more. Some will offer free delivery while others may offer free delivery if you spend a certain amount on products.
It is hard to say what the most popular online Christian shopping destination is – as there are so many fantastic websites that are frequented by millions of Christians. However, Parable is a very popular online Christian Book Store and the Family Christian Stores (largest Christian retailer in the USA) website is also incredibly popular with one of the largest selections of items available.
The beauty of the internet is that you can shop for Christian items all around the world – so you may prefer to shop for items at popular shopping destinations in Israel or the UK for instance. Most websites are open to delivering worldwide so be a little adventurous and shop outside of the USA to get some beautiful and unique items!
Christian Markets and Church Sales
Christians love helping others and being charitable in any way that they can – therefore markets, thrift stores and church sales are very popular shopping destinations for Christians. Not only can you donate your unwanted items to be sold but you can buy a range of products at cheap prices with the profits going towards helping those in need.
Not all second hand stores donate money to charity however, so make sure that you check where your money is going before buying anything if you want it to go to charity. The Salvation Army is one of the most popular and widespread Christian thrift stores and you can buy a whole range of items there with all the profits going to help a range of relief efforts across both the USA and the rest of the world.
Almost every town has a thrift shop of some sort and most churches run regular second-hand sales both for church members and the wider community. If you church does not have one – why not suggest that you start one up?
