Our Purpose
We are more than a candle company. We are a ministry that restores hope, an enterprise that values the discarded, a light that offers peace. Our mission is to create something beautiful and pure from regional and recycled products. To invest in the potential of our women and to be a light in our community.
The Refinery was created in November of 2013 to sustain the home of Still Waters, a safe place for women and their children in south Georgia. We seek to provide job skills, develop opportunities and create a sense of community for our current and former residents. Our goal is to create something beautiful from regional and recycled resources; to invest in the potential of our ladies and to be an ever-present light in our community.
We take our name from Psalm 66:10 as we believe we are all in a refining process. We are carried through difficult times, we are stripped of things that seem to matter and we are being made new. We are best when we work together; rubbing like sandpaper at times to a smoother, softer, level surface.
“For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.”
Handmade in GA
100% soy wax
Southern inspired scents
Cotton wicks
Recycled cans
Hand-stamped
The Refinery is a non-profit social enterprise in Bainbridge, Georgia. All proceeds from sales go to employ residents and former residents of Still Waters.
Still Waters is a free faith-based residence where women are given tools to re-establish themselves through a variety of resources. We currently employ two former residents and we will expand our employment opportunities. With every purchase you offer hope. Still Waters, a division of Friends Ministries, operates solely on donations and receives no government funding.
The Refinery is open Tuesday– Friday 9-5pm and Saturdays 10-2pm. You are welcome to tour our operation and purchase candles during those times. Or our candles are always for sale through us at therefineryga@gmail.com and at these wonderful retailers (several of which have custom scents*):
Retailers
ADA Faye Fashions
104 E. Marion Ave
Nashville, GA 31639
A to Z Boutique
116 Broad Street
Bainbridge, Georgia 39817
229-246-5350
Bella's Boutique
303 E. Shotwell Street
Bainbridge, Georgia 39819
229-246-1720
All The Fix’ins
1297 Scarboro Church Road
Twin City, Georgia 30471
The Bait Shop
337 Hwy 253 S
Donalsonville, Georgia 39845
Clark Drug Company
206 6th Street West
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830
Cranford Jewelers
108 S. Main Street
Moultrie, Georgia 31768
Edgemon Crocket
118 N. Broad Street
Bainbridge, Georgia 39817
Downtown Bainbridge
101 South Broad Street
Bainbridge, Georgia 39817
Fuzzy Goat
223 W Jackson Street
Thomasville, GA 31792
229-236-4628
Lane’s Medical Shop
207 W. Main Street Suite B
Colquitt, GA 39837
Rustic Reflections
6470 Moonlight Lane
Crestview, Florida 32539
Hampton Inn
1522 Tallahassee Hwy
Bainbridge, GA 39819
229-246-1341
High Cotton Decor
2090 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32303
In the Garden
400 Planter Street
Bainbridge, GA 39817
229-246-0966
Joseph's Cottage
403 Reid Avenue
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
850-227-7877
Mad Rose
402 North West St
Bainbridge, GA 39817
229-248-0024
Mane Salon
96 Love Street
Folkston, GA 31537
Reeves Gifts
124 E. Broughton Street
Bainbridge, GA 39817
229-246-2200
Sharon's House of Antiques
113 E. Water Street
Bainbridge, GA 39817
229-220-0421
Salvation Army
600 South Scott Street
Bainbridge, GA 39819
Southwind Plantation
670 Bower Station Road
Attapulgus, GA 39815
The American
122 E. Broughton Street
Bainbridge, GA 39817
229-515-3078
The Birds Nest
18568 High Springs Main Street
High Springs, FL 32643
912-681-7008
The Bookshelf
126 S. Broad Street
Thomasville, GA 31792
229-236-7839
The Little Mustard
437 Harrison Ave
Panama City, FL 32401
The Queen Bee
208 NW 1st Street
Havana, FL
859-294-1134
The Wooden Butterfly
2902 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-339-0314
Wirewood Market
762 Alamonte Drive
Alamonte Springs, FL 32701
Contact Us
Need a candle or two? Have questions about customizing an order? Want to smell all our lovely scents? Have time to volunteer? Email us below or contact us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and we will get right with you!
Production/Retail Space
Historic Downtown Bainbridge
301 A East Water Street
Bainbridge, GA 39817
Phone
229-400-5432
Hours
Tuesday–Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 10-2pm