A homemade camel rocking horse awaits its new owner at St. Andrews United Presbyterian Church's Alcove used furniture store Tuesday. Proceeds from Saturday's sales at the store will go toward the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance fund to benefit Ukrainian refugees. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 03/22/22

Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church has operated a shop, called the Alcove, to receive and sell donated items to help keep the church funded through the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, proceeds from the Alcove will be donated to aid Ukrainian relief efforts.

The bi-weekly sale the church holds at the shop will benefit Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, which has a fund aimed at helping the Ukrainian people. Anzella Kelley, chairwoman of deacons at Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, said money generated through sales now can be put toward anything members find important.

“(The store) really kept our church afloat during COVID, but now we're able to do more things with the money,” Kelley said. “The money is going to help refugees and displaced persons, right to Ukraine and the people on the ground.”

The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church at 201 Jefferson Street. Kelley said items on sale at the shop are relatively inexpensive — everything refurbished from donations given to the church — but it has generated a lot of money on previous sales days.

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