St. Thomas Community Thrift Shop

What is the Thrift Shop? The St. Thomas Community Thrift Shop was established in 1999 and is open to everyone regardless of income, need or home address.When we are approached by persons with a referral for clothing and/or household goods we let them take whatever they can use, one time, gratis.   

Where is the Thrift Shop located?  The Thrift Shop is located in the basement of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2441 Nichols Drive in Trenton. The Thrift Shop is open on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon.We are closed during the month of July. 

Where do our proceeds go? In the year 2006 we gave almost $3,000 in monetary donations to: St. Thomas church, Crossroads Soup Kitchen in Detroit, ChristNet Warming Center, Trenton Food Pantry, Trenton Goodfellows, Episcopal Relief and Development, and Wycliffe Bible Translators in support of missionaries Mark & Lynn Onken.We also gave a $300.00 scholarship to a Trenton High School student.

In addition, the Thrift Shop donated: outfits for job interviews to the Chrysalis Boutique; Southgate; clothing, shoes and household goods to the Salvation Army; flower vases to Arbor Hospice, Trenton; clothing to an O.B. Clinic in Mud Creek, Kentucky; school supplies and children’s clothing to a class in Onaway, Michigan; clothing to the Thrift Shop at the Church of the Resurrection, Ecorse; and clothing and books to our missionaries in Papua New Guinea.

How can I get involved? We welcome donations of gently used, clean clothing, household goods and books.We do not have the space to handle furniture.If possible, please bring  your donations to the Thrift Shop on Saturday mornings between 9:00 a.m. and noon. We also welcome anyone who would like to donate time sorting the donated items and staffing the shop.   

For more information or to seek emergency help call the St. Thomas church office at 734-676-3122 or the contact person at 734-671-8261.