View information about upcoming sales. For additional information, contact the Ebenezer Hands and Hearts Estate Sales office at 612-872-8545.

When you call, a representative from Hands and Hearts will arrange to meet with you and discuss your needs. Our representative will answer your questions and concerns and will carefully explain our estate sales contract. This consultation is free and without obligation. 

Ebenezer Hands and Hearts Estate Sales
2625 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Moving out of a family home can be a difficult task. With that move comes the enormous chore of sorting through a lifetime of possessions and selling those items that are no longer needed. We know that this responsibility can seem overwhelming.

Ebenezer’s Hands and Hearts Estate Sales program can help ease the transition for you and your family. Our staff has extensive experience in running estate sales and conducts every sale in a professional and respectful manner. From cleaning and pricing merchandise, to packing up and removing unsold items, we make your moving or estate sale worry-free.

Experience You Can Trust
Ebenezer Hands and Hearts Estate Sales has been an award-winning service project of the Ebenezer Minneapolis Campus Auxiliary since 1994. For more than 90 years, Ebenezer has helped older adults and others make their lives more independent, healthful, meaningful and secure.

Customer Satisfaction
After every sale, a customer satisfaction survey is sent to our clients. Customers have consistently given Hands and Hearts high marks. In fact, more than 97% of our customers have said that, overall, they have been satisfied with our service. Here’s what several customers personally had to say about…

Our Service

• “We will be ever grateful to you and your organization for the kindness and caring you showed at a very difficult time for us. Thank you for handling the sale for my brother. Things went so well.”
• “I was amazed at how the fabulous team of volunteers could take all of our stuff, (accumulated from 45 years of living), and sort, clean, polish, price and display it all in a matter of a few days. We were so impressed when, after the successful sale, you packed up and donated unsold items to charity. We deeply appreciate your friendly and competent service.”

Our Professionalism

• “Hands and Hearts was extraordinarily responsive to my needs. Their well-trained and knowledgeable staff of volunteers gave me confidence that my interests were protected throughout the sale process.”
•  “Our individual needs were met in a prompt and skillful manner by Hands and Hearts staff. This service was a Godsend – perhaps the single most helpful and stress-relieving experience we had in the process of settling the estate.”

Our Respectfulness

• “My mother stopped by the day before the sale and was quite emotional about the selling of her home of 50 years. The volunteers were so compassionate and understanding.”
• “All of you were so gracious and willing to help me through this ordeal. You were like guardian angels to me.”

The Success of Your Sale

There are three reasons every Ebenezer Hands and Hearts sale is a successful one.

We’re Professionals
People choose Hands and Hearts Estate Sales because we treat every sale as a special one. We carefully sort and organize your sale items as if they were our own. The busiest days for our volunteer staff are before the sale even begins…the days when they wash, shine, polish, hang, fold and iron the merchandise for your sale. They work hard so when the big sale day arrives, our professional presentation is sure to wow every customer who steps through your door.

We’re Thorough
Once Hands and Hearts staff has been notified and arrangements have been made, you can pack your belongings and leave your house and sale in good hands. Hands and Hearts will advertise the sale in newspapers, post signs in your neighborhood and list your sale on the Ebenezer Web site.
When your sale is over, you don’t have to worry about any remaining unsold items. Our volunteers will pack them up and have them taken away. Any remaining usable sale items are usually donated to charity.

We’re Knowledgeable
Not only are our volunteers friendly and helpful, they are experienced. You can be sure your sale items are priced fairly. You can also be sure that there will be enough help to handle your sale efficiently and to protect the security of your home. A large, well-trained pool of volunteers stands ready to meet your needs…and goes the extra mile to make your sale successful.

Your Sale Makes a Difference

When you hire Ebenezer Hands and Hearts to conduct your estate or moving sale, you are also making a difference in the lives of older adults in your community. All fees paid in association with your sale are used to support resident-related projects within Ebenezer’s many long-term care and senior housing facilities.

These funds purchase items or fund programs that directly impact the lives of our residents including:

• Horticultural therapy program
• Massage therapy
• Healing garden
• Deaf and hard-of-hearing services
• Resident scholarship fund
• Entertainment

Modest Fees…Maximum Returns

The costs for your sale include:

• Minimum of $1,500, or 30 percent of the gross proceeds of your sale
• Newspaper advertising

Additional Services
If you are comfortable running your own sale but would like some assistance with sorting or pricing, we will send a two-person team to help you for a fee of $50 an hour.

If you don’t have enough items or time for a sale, but still need help clearing out an apartment or home, we can help. Hands and Hearts volunteers will itemize and pack up items for charity and empty the house for a fee of $35 an hour per volunteer.

We can also offer advice and resources on other issues related to the disposition of your household items or sale of your home.

The Ebenezer Foundation

Ebenezer Hands and Hearts Estate Sales is co-sponsored by the Ebenezer Foundation and the Ebenezer Auxiliary. The Ebenezer Foundation raises charitable dollars to help support the many programs and services offered through Ebenezer.

From building spiritual care and healing gardens to helping fund a new assisted-living community and intergenerational day care program, the Ebenezer Foundation directs donor dollars where they are needed most. Funds raised this year will be directed to the following programs and services:

• Spiritual care and training programs
• Horticultural therapy, massage therapy and other resident-care services
• Hands and Hearts Estate Sales program
• Educational and training opportunities for Ebenezer employees
• Intergenerational Day Programs

For more information or to make a donation to the Ebenezer Foundation, please call 612-879-1400.

The Ebenezer Auxiliary

The Ebenezer Auxiliary is an organization dedicated to providing funds and volunteers to meet the needs of older adults and others living in Ebenezer’s long-term care and senior housing facilities. Over the past 90 years, this group has grown to more than 500 members on two Ebenezer campuses, and combined, has raised more than $2,500,000.

Today, it remains the strongest support group for Ebenezer, as auxiliary members work tirelessly to reach a common goal – to help older adults and others make their lives more independent, healthful, meaningful and secure.

Our auxiliary members participate on many levels. Some members choose to contribute financially, while others prefer to volunteer their time. Some do both. Some annual auxiliary projects include:

• Annual Ice Cream Social
• Gifts of Love – Christmas gifts donated and delivered to residents
• Operation Love – Valentine’s Day flowers for residents
• Operation of Ebenezer gift shops
• Holiday boutique and sale
• Entertainment/activities for Ebenezer residents
• Hands and Hearts Estate Sales

If you are interested in becoming an auxiliary member, please contact Ebenezer at 612-874-3460.

Volunteer Opportunities

At Ebenezer, volunteering is a tradition long and proud. In fact, it was a group of volunteers – business people and clergy – who founded Ebenezer in the early 1900s. We value our volunteers and Auxiliary members; they are among our most important resources.

When it comes to volunteer opportunities, Hands and Hearts has something for everyone. Some of the most typical tasks we need help with are:

• Sorting items
• Researching values
• Arranging displays
• Making phone calls
• Pricing merchandise
• Assisting customers
• Bagging purchases
• Loading the Hands and Hearts van

What Our Volunteers Say

• “After I retired, I felt it was time to give something back to society. I was looking for meaningful volunteer work when I first walked into a Hands and Hearts sale as a customer. The volunteers were friendly and helpful. I was impressed by the quality of their work. They provided excellent service and really seemed to enjoy what they were doing. I decided then and there to become a volunteer for Hands and Hearts. I feel good about myself after seeing the results of the hard work I put into a sale. The social part is fun, too! I look forward to seeing other volunteers every week working on a common goal.”
• “It’s fun to volunteer with Hands and Hearts. I put aside three days a week to work on the sales. I miss it when we don’t have a sale every week. I miss the group and the I miss what we do for families.”
• “Ebenezer’s Hands and Hearts attracted me because the people who volunteer are fascinating. They are all so different, and yet, they are all volunteering to do something for others. Organizing a sale is a lot of work, but I enjoy working with the other volunteers and it keeps me physically and mentally active. I also feel appreciated by the people we serve.”