The Bethel Thrift Store is open for business with limited hours

To keep everyone safe, our store and shopping experience looks a little different than usual. We are  following the general guidelines and recommendations of both the CDC and Tennessee Pledge best practices developed for the Covid-19 crisis.

Here’s the most recent update:

Shopping Hours

— Open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

— Closed on Sundays

Drop Offs

Donations will be accepted Tuesdays through Saturdays ONLY, between 10:30 AM and 4 PM, or until the collection room is full. If the room is filled, we cannot accept any more donations that day. Thank you for understanding and for supporting our Thrift store and ministry to children in crisis.

When making a drop off donation outside the store, maintain a social distance of at least six feet from others or wear a facial covering or mask that covers the mouth and nose

Thrift Store donations that help our ministry the most:

Acceptable donation items:

• Clothing, shoes, accessories-belts, ties, scarves, jewelry (in bags or boxes, no hangers)
• Furniture (indoor and outdoor)
• Home decor, wall hangings, lamps
• Collectibles, knick knacks, what-nots
• Household furnishings, curtains, drapes, bed linens
• Kitchenware, pots, pans, dishes
• Small appliances-toasters, coffee makers, clocks, irons, radios, phones, DVD players, etc.
  (in working condition only)
• Records, CDs, DVDs
• Books – Fiction – Nonfiction – Text books – Encyclopedias
• Holiday or seasonal decorations

These are items we can not accept:

• Mattresses, bed springs, bed pillows
• Chemicals, pesticides, motor oils, gasoline, hazardous materials, lighter fluid, paint, stains, and varnish
• Tires, wheels, car parts
• Pianos or large organs (but small electronic keyboards are great!)
• Lawn mowers, yard equipment
• Guns, firearms or ammo
• Sinks, toilets, building materials
• Exercise bikes, tread mills, other exercise equipment, snow skis
• Tanning beds
• Chickens, roosters, cats, dogs or other live animals
• Hot Tubs and Spas
• Ping-pong tables  or pool tables
• Toys
• Recalled baby items
• Fire extinguishers
• Halogen and fluorescent lamps and bulbs
• Televisions
• Computers, CRT Monitors
• Clothing Hangers
• VHS Tape and Cassettes
• Rugs

Thank you for your donations and helping our ministry to children through your generous giving.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SHOPPERS

— We require that all customers inside the store wear a facial covering or mask that covers the mouth and nose.

— Only 10 customers will be allowed in the store at a time.

— Customers must practice social distancing while in the store.

These changes will be in effect until further notice. We look forward to seeing you again! Thank you for being a safe shopper!

Meet Brandon Gaines!

Bethel Thrift Store Manager

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