BELLOWS FALLS — Immanuel Episcopal Church is opening The Community Closet, a thrift store, as part of their outreach ministry to the community.
All profits from the sale of clothing and other goods will benefit the wider community through their Community Christmas Fund which helps families in need put holiday meals on their tables; their Great Falls Community Kitchen and Food Pantry, which provides a free meal every Monday at 5 p.m., as well as canned and dry goods for those in need throughout the week; the Great Falls United Network, which assists people in financial need and operates the Great Falls Warming Shelter; and Parks Place Community Center, a community resource center hosting various health, human services and education programs to the Great Falls region.
Church leaders say they hope The Community Closet will become a broad-based community and ecumenical effort benefiting not only Immanuel’s outreach programs, but other organizations as well.
They are looking for volunteers to sort clothes and other donated goods and/or staff the store during its hours of operation. Donations of clean, used clothing and household items are also welcome.
The closet is open Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in their basement space. The closet is directly accessible via the driveway off School Street that is directly across from the Bellows Falls United Church of Christ and just east of the Bellows Falls Middle School.
For more information or to volunteer, contact the church at 802-463-3100 or immanuel@sover.net.