Our Thrift Store
CMONA operates a wonderful Thrift Store to help fund our operations. You can find great clothing, furniture, household items, books, and jewelry. Every purchase helps us provide for North Augusta neighbors who need a helping hand.
Location: 531 Belvedere-Clearwater Road, North Augusta, SC 29841
Phone: 803-279-5771
Store Hours: 9:30-5:30 Monday-Friday
Store Donation Hours: 9:30-5:00 Monday-Friday
Donations
Thrift Store donations are accepted Monday through Friday from 9:30 until 5:00. Please read the Guide to Good Giving for information about what items can be donated, and thank you for supporting the Ministry!
Volunteering
If you’re interested in helping out at the Thrift Store, we’d love to have you.
A Little History
The Thrift Store provides over 70% of the funding for CMONA’s operations. Our first location in 1984 was 608 West Avenue in a house rented to the ministry by Margaret Callicott. The Thrift Store moved to the Genesis Building at Grace Methodist in 1987. In 1994 CMONA moved to the old SCE&G building on Five Notch Road and Georgia Avenue where we paid rent of only $1 per year. With the larger building the ministry was able to expand its services. Many church members and citizens of North Augusta worked together to help renovate the building. The ribbon cutting was held July 9, 1994.
In 1999 SCE&G sold the property and we had to make another move. The CMONA Board of Directors decided to purchase a building. A capital funds campaign was launched to raise $250,000 and we began to look for a building large enough to operate all the services we provide for those in need.
The citizens of North Augusta came through with donations of $240,000 and labor to purchase and renovate the building at 646 East Buena Vista Avenue, which opened in October 1999.
As the needs of our community continued to grow, we began to outgrow our facilities. Due to a lack of privacy, difficult accessibility, crowded workspaces and inadequate food pantry space, the Board of Directors felt that a new campus would enable the Ministry to serve more clients, more effectively, with the goal of becoming a “one-stop-shop” for area residents in need. A new capital campaign, Forward in Faith, began in November 2017 with a $2.0 million goal.
January 2019 saw pledge totals of $1.4 million, sign unveiling and artist renderings of the new facilities. September 19, 2019, was the official date of our groundbreaking ceremony. Over 100 people attended, including pastors, volunteers, staff, community leaders and elected officials. August 16, 2021, was the official ribbon cutting and dedication of the new buildings at 531 Belvedere Clearwater Rd.
Thank you to our North Augusta community for making these improvements to our ministry possible!