I am the Pastor of a church with a Federal Tax ID number and Tax
Exempt number.  I'd like to know, what do we need to be able to
purchase items for reselling through the church corporation.  (i.e.
hats, handbags, etc.

Hi, thank you for submitting your question to Answers.Google, I hope I
can provide the information you are seeking.

I'm sorry to see that no one else tackled your simple question before.

You don't need anything additional other than to establish your
identity with wholesale vendors.

You won't have any credit rating (probably) but you can get a free
DUNS number from www.dnb.com and begin to build credit.

Initially many companies will be happy to take a credit card to pay
for initial orders but be aware that you will have problems buying
small quantities or returning items because you get them wholesale.

You should also set up an ebay.com account, if only because various
companies will sell wholesale lots to any member.

Here are some links:

www.bethelwholesale.com

www.purserack.com 

www.mokahandbags.com

www.wmsclothing.com

www.swapselltrade.com

The Google search term used was: wholesale purse sales

Please be careful and do a credit check on suppliers before placing
any large orders. You can do that at www.dnb.com.

Thank you again for turning to Answers.Google for help. I believe this
answers your question.

Good luck with your fundraising.