Shirks’ Shared Blessings

Specialties

We are a thrift store selling pre-​owned furniture, housewares, appliances, tools, and collectibles. We try to focus on useful and practical merchandise, and have furniture for every room of the house, including bedroom sets, dressers, sofas, chairs, dining room tables and chairs, hutches, coffee and end tables, and more. We have a variety of styles as well, and sometimes we even get some furniture that is brand new at prices that are half of the clearence prices in most furniture stores and warehouses. We have around 5,000 square feet of floor space, and our lcation allows us to keep our prices much lower than the stores on major routes, but we are only two blocks from Rt. 322, and around a mile from 272. Just go a little off the beaten path, and you will find unbelievable deals!

History

Established in 2010.

We started selling online and at flea markets, and in 2010 were able to open in a great space at the former Donecker’s Ballroom. We’ve gradually added hours and employees, and opened up more floor space for our store in the past few months. Josh Shirk, the owner is an Ephrata native with a passion for providing quality goods for his local community. After working nearly a decade in the construction field, he was finally able to realize his dream of opening his own store in 2010, and he has high hopes for the future of his company and the retail community of Ephrata.

Meet the Business Owner

Josh S.

Business Owner

Josh is an Ephrata native with a great story that he loves to share with anyone who is interested. Just stop by the store and ask him about his testimony, and you will hear a great story about how a life can truly be changed.

Josh works in the business in just about every capacity, but his main work is procuring quality merchandise at the lowest possible prices so he can pass the savings along to his customers.