Next-to-New Thrift Shop

The Next-to-New Shop is a popular thrift shop located in Cathedral properties on Market Street. This ministry accepts donations of clothing, kitchen ware, bath ware and more! A complete list is found below. We are much more than a clothes closet!

TELEPHONE
302 658-0020

LOCATION
2009 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19802

We are just around the corner from the Cathedral Church of St. John at the intersection of Concord Avenue (Route 202) and Market Street.

SUMMER HOURS
JUNE - JULY - AUGUST
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Call 302 658-0020 for details.

REGULAR HOURS, September - May
Monday-Thursday, 10AM-2PM
First and Third Saturdays, 11AM-2PM, except for summer and holidays.

ABOUT OUR SHOP
The Next-to-New Shop is a 501(c)(3) division of Cathedral Community Services with the Cathedral Church of St. John. The shop has been serving the Brandywine Village community since 1961, and has contributed over $500,000 in outreach grants to the local community and beyond. New and used donated items are offered for resale at discounted prices. Free clothing and household items are also available to the community in support of the Cathedral’s voucher program. The shop is staffed entirely by volunteers, with one paid part-time manager and a volunteer board to oversee the operation.

Neighborhood Assistance and Outreach Grants

Every Thursday morning at the Cathedral Church of St. John, hospitality is extended to our neighbors in the form of food vouchers to area pantries, as well as bus tickets, and vouchers for use at the Next-to-New Shop. The shop helps to fund the purchase of the bus tickets, and allows our neighbors to shop free of charge for clothing and basic household items with the use of a voucher.

Traditionally, the Next-to-New Shop has returned to the community in the form of outreach grants monies earned in excess of expenses. Over the years, those grants have exceeded $500,000. By necessity, our recent focus is directed more toward meeting the needs of our neighbors through merchandise vouchers and price reductions, than through cash outlays to other community outreach organizations.

Volunteer Opportunities include donations of time and items for sale.

You can support our ministry in several ways:

• Volunteer your time. We need you to help us in the shop. Consider working at the front counter with sales, or in the back room pricing and sorting, or transporting donations. We are also looking for someone with marketing and graphic skills to promote this ministry in the wider community.
• Donate quality household and clothing items. Please bring your donations into the shop during normal business hours. Look elsewhere on this site for a list of items accepted for donation.
• Encourage your friends to volunteer their time, donate, and shop.
• Give thanks with us for this opportunity to serve the community, and continue to pray for those who serve and who are served.
• Call Leslie Acker-Rowe at (302) 658-0020 to offer your help and support.

Donations

The Next-to-New Shop's merchandise is all donated, not purchased or sold on consignment. As a 501(c)(3) organization, all donations are tax deductible. All donated items must be in good condition and working order - please, no items that are stained or torn, obsolete or broken, or damaged by animals.

The shop is always in need of basic household items to support our neighborhood assistance program. The need is especially great for kitchen and other household appliances, housewares, and all types of linens. These items are in great demand, and fly off the shelves. If you are replacing basic household items such as these, and the items you are replacing still have life in them, please consider donating them to the Next-to-New Shop.

We will gladly accept the following items at the Next-to-New Shop:

• Housewares including such things as pots, pans, cooking/eating utensils, bowls, and storage containers
• Kitchen and other household appliances including coffee pots, toasters, irons, vacuum cleaners, clocks, radios and microwaves
• Linens including sheets, blankets, comforters, bedspreads, kitchen/bath towels, tablecloths, and napkins
• Curtains and Rugs
• Lamps
• Furniture, especially loveseats, chairs, bookshelves, and bureaus
• Puzzles and Games
• Books and Cookbooks
• Records, Videos, CDs, DVDs
• Electronics, including stereos, TVs, VCR/DVD players, speakers
• Knick-knacks
• Unused greeting cards, stationery and gift wrap
• Fabric and Craft items
• Artwork
• Jewelry and Accessories, including belts, ties and scarves, handbags
• Clothing for men, women and children including Undergarments and Sleepwear
• Shoes and Hosiery
• Outerwear including coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and boots
• Recent Magazines (offered for free to our customers)

We regret that we CANNOT accept the following items:

• Building Materials (please consider Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore)
• Medical Equipment
• Exercise Equipment
• Computers/Typewriters
• Office furniture
• Large appliances such as washers, dryers, refrigerators and freezers
• Mattresses or Bed pillows
• Encyclopedias, Textbooks, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books

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