about

We exist to love people by meeting their basic needs of clothing and home essentials. We partner with our community through a program called Corners of Your Field to go above and beyond by offering gift cards to the charity of the donors' choosing. This is a non-profit, faith based ministry of Promise Church. Starting as a mobile thrift store, after we relocated in November of 2022 we are no longer mobile! That means we are able to offer more shopping hours to our community, longer donation hours, and more.  Ten years after its start, Trending Upward is a vital connection for the community, as hundreds of people come through the doors of the shop each week. In 2023, we embarked on a partnership with Love Inc. Carver County and their Furnishare ministry to reach more families with a Chanhassen location. However, Trending Upward Thrift Shoppe is saddened to announce that we have closed our Chanhassen location in June 2024. We loved serving new guests in Chanhassen and were disappointed that we could not reach a lease agreement to continue at Market Square. We will continue to operate our Waconia location and welcome our Chanhassen community to show their continued support and shop with us at 141 W 1st Street in Waconia as well as... 

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We are excited and blessed to be able to have opened a second location in Norwood Young America in February 2026 where our thrifters can find all their favorite categories as well as a convenient donation drop-off process! Stop by and see us on Faxon Road. We are grateful for the ability to be a part of the NYA family and look forward to serving a new community!

 

If you'd like to contribute to our ministry you can either donate gently used goods or send a tax deductible donation to: 

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Trending Upward Thrift Shoppe

PO Box 186

Waconia, MN 55387