Renewed Treasures, a thrift store in Littleton, recently celebrated a major award and expansion, and continues to make a significant impact in the city. Located at 6512 S. Broadway in the Broadway Estates Shopping Mall, the store is operated by Love INC of Littleton, a nonprofit that supports local churches to serve communities by connecting those in need with resources like local food bank information and affordable clothing.
Today, Renewed Treasures operates with approximately 80 volunteers and nearly 10,000 monthly donations, according to Terry Bates, director of ministry operations of Love INC Littleton. The store recently remodeled and expanded in November when South Fellowship Church — a neighboring church — offered the store the space between them that used to house a commercial kitchen.

The remodel took about six months to complete and the shop hosted a grand reopening event on Nov. 2. It expanded the space by over 40%. The expansion allows the store to stock more furniture, glassware, books, toys and crafts.
“When we were closed, we would have people regularly coming by, trying to open the doors and come in and shop, anxious to see the new store,” Bates said.
In February, Renewed Treasures won Best Thrift Store by Best of Mile High, an annual awards program during which residents from Boulder to Castle Rock vote for their favorite businesses.
“Getting to dust off the tuxedo was something – I mean, how often do we get to wear tuxedos?” Bates said. “(We) walked in thinking (that) it’s cool we’ve been nominated and then to find out we had won was really something.”
When someone calls Love INC Littleton’s resource helpline at the connection center, they are linked with appropriate resources — one of which is a $35 voucher to spend at Renewed Treasures, which can be provided every three months.
Since its launch in 2012, Bates said the store’s most shopped areas are women’s clothing and accessories, partially due to demand, as well as those being the most commonly donated items.
Renewed Treasures’ clientele spans across all ages but has recently seen an uptick in younger shoppers, said Janna Wright, Littleton Love INC’s marketing and communications manager.
Wright manages the store’s social media, which she credits for bringing in the new shoppers.
Bates plays a treasure hunter persona on Renewed Treasure’s Instagram account, and features new items — or treasures — the store carries.

“Terry the Treasure Hunter has gained a lot of traction for us,” she said.
The store even recently held a treasure hunting event during which a gift certificate was hidden in the store for a shopper to find.
“Part of (Love INC’s) mission is to see lives transformed in the community, which is a huge value of mine,” Wright said. “I believe we shouldn’t be stagnant – it’s a matter of growing and changing. We all go through different seasons in life, sometimes really tough seasons, and to be able to have someone come alongside you and say, ‘I can see a better future, let me help you get there,’ is what drew me to Love INC.”
Since the reopening, Renewed Treasures has signed on 25 new volunteers.
“We hear from our volunteers all the time that they love the store because it gives them purpose,” Bates said. “We don’t push our faith on anybody who walks through the door, but we do have shoppers who will, quite regularly, let us know they’re in a bad place and ask for volunteers to pray for them. We have a prayer jar up front where people can leave prayer requests and they are consistently prayed over.”