“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 ESV.
Since 2013, Pacific Thrift Store has been providing a valuable community service, creating jobs, volunteer opportunities and, most importantly, funding the missionaries of the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association (PCSBA).
The missionaries of PCSBA depend on financial support from the store - and that is why the leadership, management, employees, and volunteers of the store see it primarily as a ministry and not just a business. We are truly blessed and see God’s work through every donation and every volunteer that invests in the Kingdom of God through the ministry of the Pacific Thrift!
Every ministry has a beginning, followed by different seasons and, eventually, an end. While the Pacific Thrift Store & Logistics is nowhere close to the end of its ministry, it is certainly in a different season of its existence. One of the reasons for its success is the foundation that was laid by prior board members who invested almost six years of their life into researching the viability of a store, licensing and opening it, and starting its operations so that eventually the Pacific Thrift Store & Logistics can become what it is today. These board members are Nikolay Bugriev, Sergey Svistunov, Aleksandr Gole and Aleksandr Semeryuk.
These brothers faithfully served two three-year terms on the board of directors and contributed to the success and vision of the store. The bylaws of the Pacific Thrift Store & Logistics require a break from serving on the board after a mandatory two-term limit has been served. It is with mixed feelings we letting these brothers get some well-deserved rest from this ministry - hopefully, so that they can come back refreshed and get plugged into it in again in the near future! We are thankful to God for your ministry and trust that God’s Kingdom was impacted as a result of it!
In the meantime, we are looking to fill the existing vacancies with Goldy brothers or sisters who are willing to be part of what God is doing through this store. You can contact me at
Blessings!
Vasiliy Stupin
Chairman of the Board
PTSL
Presentation of letters of thanks and appreciation to the brothers.
Unfortunately, the brothers Nikolai Bugriev and Sergey Svistunov were not at the convention, but letters were also handed over to them.
