The History of Sunset Gap - page 11
     Of continued great use by the community has been the Center's Thrift Shop. Now open on a two-days-a-week basis it is widely used by folks from our three-county area (Cocke, Sevier, and Jefferson).
      The garments that come to the Center from a host of Presbyterian Churches across the midwest, mideast, Tennessee and Florida have been the backbone of this program from its inception.
Thrift Store
      Due to the Center's community being a 1ow-income, high unemployment area of Tennessee these garments (purchased when possible and given in an emergency) are extremely helpful to local families.
      Such items as layettes, children's clothing, blankets, quilts and a great assortment of very good adult clothing has made our Thrift Shop a "must" for many frugal families.
      We don't see the economics' of the area changing a great deal in the immediate future so this program will continue to meet a crucial need in our community.

     As in past years, new challenges are constantly part of the Center's existence. Seeking to be a responsible "Arm of the Lord" and an effective link within the Presbyterian Church keeps the Center's Board and Staff in tune with both its historic past, the present, and an eye to the future.
      The Center is grateful, as it celebrates its 66th year of being, not only to the local families who have been an integral part of its mission over these years - but to the host of those called "Presbyterians" who have seen fit to keep this place as a witness to our Lord's concern for every individual in every place.
      We, with you, praise His Holy Name for this ministry and for His guiding Spirit over these sixty-six years!

These 11 pages came from the Special 66th Anniversary Edition that was printed in 1989. Lynne Crocker compiled the majority of this history for the 50th anniversary. Karen Schall brought it up to date to 1989.
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