Twice is Nice Resale Shop Managers Mary Quiggle & Beth Gunther

Mary Quiggle

Beth Gunther

Two Million Dollars Total Giving to Outreach Community Ministries Since Twice is Nice Opened.

Twice is Nice is a resale store located in South Carol Stream at the corner of President and Geneva Roads. We are the face of College Church to many in the surrounding communities. We exist to serve the community in two ways. To provide quality goods to the community at very low prices. Second, our profits go to support the work of Outreach Community Ministries located in the community.

God has worked in miraculous ways at Twice is Nice during the pandemic of 2020. The store was shut down mid-March and didn’t reopen until June. The thought of reopening during a pandemic was daunting, but after meeting to pray with members of the pastoral staff, the Council of Elders and some employees, we concluded God would have us reopen.

One of the first challenges was keeping everyone safe and protected according to the CDC guidelines. The next challenge was a flood of donations upon reopening. Apparently, many in our community spent some of the stay-athome time to purge their possessions. God provided a vacant storefront that our landlord graciously let us use free of charge to store the large amount of incoming donations. Our staff and volunteers worked extra hard, and we were able to process and sell those extra donations. As a result, we had our best year financially.

We are also grateful to the Lord that he kept us all safe from the virus. As a result, we have been able to stay open without interruption since last June.

As we think back over the year, God has given us the opportunity to interact with many who do not know him. It is our prayer that our actions and words might lead many to discovering the truth of the gospel and find life in Christ. It has been a year of growth. As mentioned, the store grew financially. But more importantly we were able to serve even more people. We serve a diverse community. We see a marvelous cross section of people, different cultures, different needs and ages reflecting in a unique way God’s image. We believe God uses this store to impact customers, volunteers, STARS, community service workers (assigned to store) and staff. Some find clothing they can afford. Others discover books or small appliances. For others we function as a place where they can serve. And for some, we are a kind of second family and provide much needed community. While these are all valuable, we pray we daily glorify God by acting in such a way that every person who comes through the doors ultimately sees Christ.