Christ Church Georgetown Thrift Shop occupies the lower level of Linthicum Hall, a building attached to Christ Church at 3116 O Street NW, on a quiet residential corner of Georgetown just a few blocks from the shops and restaurants of M Street and the towpath along the C and O Canal. The parish itself dates back more than two centuries, making it one of the older Episcopal congregations in the nation’s capital, and the thrift shop grew out of that long history as a volunteer run outreach project rather than a commercial retail venture.
Shoppers who make the trip will find a small but well stocked selection of secondhand goods spread across a few rooms below the hall. Clothing and accessories fill much of the space, including handbags, shoes, scarves, costume jewelry, and the kind of gently worn separates that make for easy consignment finds. Alongside the clothing racks sit tables and shelves devoted to home goods and small collectibles, books and book ends, ceramics, silverware and flatware, purses, decorative knickknacks, and kitchen items such as glassware, dinnerware, cookware, and bakeware. Because donations come almost entirely from parishioners and neighbors in Georgetown, the mix changes week to week, and regulars often describe the appeal of the shop as the chance to find an unexpected piece of silver or a well made handbag mixed in among the everyday household items.
The shop keeps a limited, clearly defined schedule rather than staying open daily like a typical retail store. It is open on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., plus the first and third Sunday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a rhythm tied to the parish’s own calendar of services and volunteer availability. Visitors planning a trip to Georgetown for antique shopping, church touring, or a walk along the canal should plan around those specific windows, since the shop does not keep standard weekday retail hours.
What distinguishes this thrift shop from most secondhand stores in the city is where the proceeds go. Every dollar taken in supports the church’s charitable outreach rather than a private owner, and over the years the shop has raised close to six hundred thousand dollars for a range of local and national organizations that the parish supports. That fundraising mission has kept the shop running as an all volunteer effort for decades, staffed by parishioners who sort, price, and sell donated goods purely to fund causes beyond the church’s own walls. It is a model closer to a longstanding church rummage sale than a boutique consignment shop, and the low prices reflect that charitable purpose rather than a profit motive.
For visitors touring Georgetown’s historic streets, a stop at the thrift shop pairs naturally with a look at Christ Church itself, one of the neighborhood’s older architectural landmarks, before or after browsing the sale tables in Linthicum Hall’s lower level. The shop can be reached at 202-333-6677 or through the parish website at christchurchgeorgetown.org for current hours and donation guidelines. Christ Church Georgetown Thrift Shop is a volunteer run secondhand shop at 3116 O Street NW selling clothing, accessories, home decor, and small collectibles on a limited Wednesday and twice monthly Sunday schedule, with all proceeds supporting the historic Georgetown parish’s charitable outreach.
