The Mosaic Christian Community Development Association has moved into a new storefront in Benton Township. You can now find their resale store at 1804 M-139 in Benton Harbor, right behind Henry’s Hamburgers. Mosaic CCDA CEO Andrew Robinson tells WSJM News they opened their first resale store in 2009 in the Fairplain area and over the years have moved to downtown Benton Harbor, most recently on Wall Street. Last year, their old location started to get too small.
“We started to see sales that were amazing,” Robinson said. “They were sales numbers that we had never seen throughout our store’s history, and about maybe October of last year, we had to literally stop taking donations.”
Robinson says an opportunity to buy the former ValueLand came up and with help from Honor Credit Union, Mosaic acquired the property. In their new location, he says the non-profit Mosaic is thriving.
“The support that we’ve received from the community has been amazing. We’re getting tons and tons of donations every single day.”
Robinson says Honor Credit Union will operate a Summit Financial office in the new space, offering financial education to the community. He’s envisioning the larger home as a hub for Mosaic where a variety of activities will take place. Everyone’s invited to stop by and pay a visit. Mosaic sells a variety of gently used items, and Robinson says furniture is among the top categories.
