Seeking Clothing Donations 

Cleaning out your closets? You can now bring used clothing donations to 70 Main Street, Oxford Mass, where Zion Lutheran Church has partnered with St. Pauly Textile Inc. to provide a wood-frame clothing drop-off shed for community use.

This shed is designed to give community members a uniquely clean, convenient, and well-cared-for option to donate their used clothing to. St. Pauly Textile Inc. partners with businesses and various organizations to distribute donated items both here in the U.S. and worldwide, where they’re ultimately re-worn by people who need them. Zion Lutheran Church receives funding for donated clothing, and additionally has the option to use donations to serve community needs.

With over 1,400 clothing drop-off sheds in place, St. Pauly Textile Inc. collects over 150,000 pounds of clothing every day and estimates that this clothing ends up in 44 different countries (including the U.S.) yearly. In 2023, the company was able to help keep over 68 million articles of clothing out of landfills, which clothed an estimated 8.3 million people worldwide. The company was founded in 1996 and is an A+ rated member of the Better Business Bureau.

Accepted items: clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, curtains, pillowcases, and stuffed animals.