The mission of ACTS is to develop and maintain Christ centered, caring community services in the Columbia area by providing food and clothing to those who have needs and to share the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ.

Vision 

The vision of the Adventist Community Thrift Shop, in conjunction with the Columbia Midtown Seventh Day Adventist Church, is to fund and maintain a center derived from thrift shop sales and donations, that will provide Christ centered lifestyle services, to include physical, emotional, social and spiritual, to individuals who seek those services. The center will be a network of individuals who focus on helping the poor and hurting.

Values

The values of ACTS are those which provide the potential of each individual to reflect the image of God, the dignity which is inherent in every person and the importance of quality in human life.

Goals

1. To awaken concern for the poor, the deprived, the sick, the hungry, the homeless and the victims of natural and man-made disasters.
   
2. To establish policies and procedures which will eliminate race, gender, creed or politics from the criteria for granting service to individuals.
   
3. To communicate the spiritual values which the church holds by its very nature without using them as criteria for giving of services.
   
4. To train volunteers and develop leadership to meet community needs.
   
5. To develop a program of communication and information within and without the church to make known the objectives and programs.