The money came from Mark and Sally Scyner through their Traidcraft stall which they have been maintaining for several years.
Later in the day, the charity 'Send a Cow' was presented with an £800 cheque following an initiative in the parish to provide farm animals for the some of the poorest people in Africa.
On the previous Sunday, friends from some of the residential homes in Minehead had been entertained with a tea.
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Resurfacing project will see completion of A396 Cutcombe Hill engineering worksAnd the harvest celebration culminated in the St Michael's School harvest service, after which gifts were sent to those who could not make it to church.
Christian Aid representative Roger Allen is pictured on the left with Mark and Sally Scyner and 16-month-old daughter Sarah.
Photo: Steve Guscott.