Morning Star Resource Center works with other community organizations to help provide resources for our neighbors. We love to serve along side them, and they welcome our volunteers! 

The Sharing Shed works with other organizations, agencies, and churches to provide furniture for those transitioning into their own homes. This includes families that have experienced house fires and floods,  displacement due to loss of employment, families fleeing abusive situations, recovering from homelessness, or dealing with other hardships. Furniture is also available for foster children that age out of the program, and children identified by local school counselors. The Sharing Shed strives to provide clients with a bed to sleep on, a sofa to sit on, and a table to eat from. Volunteers focus on sharing love and hope to those they are fortunate enough to serve. The Sharing Shed is “On mission with the community to meet the needs of those in crisis, together, for the glory of God.”

Our Morning Star Church team serves at the Sharing Shed every second Saturday of the month from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. There’s a wide range of ways you can help, no matter your skill set:

• Organize and arrange items
• Deliver furniture
• Walk alongside neighbors as they browse the store
• Keep things clean and tidy
• And much more!

Whether you love working behind the scenes or interacting face-to-face, there’s a place for you.  

Join other Morning Star volunteers by clicking the button below and submitting your information for someone to contact you.

DONATIONS TO THE SHARING SHED
The Sharing Shed accepts donations of furniture and household items that will help people set up their homes and small apartments. Their warehouse location has a loading dock to make your donation drop-off easy. They also have a truck available to make limited pickups of larger household items in St. Charles County.  A suggested donation of $20 will help cover costs for truck transportation.  
DONATION GUIDELINES

• Quality, gently used and new items accepted
• Items must be safe, clean, and functional
• Must be in ready-to-use condition, with all parts assembled
• Upholstered items and mattresses must be free of stains, tears, and pet hair/odors
• Items must be from a non-smoking household
• Kitchen items must be clean and functional

To schedule a large item pick-up, or if you have questions, please call the Sharing Shed at 636.439.6889 or email them at info@thesharingshed.org.

Missions Thrift Store is a Christian run and volunteer driven, nonprofit organization. Proceeds from the store benefit mission activities in St. Charles County and throughout the country. They currently help support The H.O.P.E. Ministries Food Pantry and The Sparrow’s Nest, both in O’Fallon, MO. Missions Thrift Store also sends product to approximately two dozen organizations.

Morning Star Church serves at the Missions Thrift Store on the first Monday of every month (except when there is a holiday) from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet some practical needs in our community and share God’s love in tangible ways. There are a wide variety of tasks to help with:

• Unloading pallets
• Processing and Pricing Items
• Organizing
• Book Sorting
• Purging, and much more.

Join other Morning Star volunteers by clicking the button below and submitting your information for someone to contact you.

DONATIONS TO MISSIONS THRIFT STORE
Items should be gently used or new, in working order, clean, and stain and smoke free.