​Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. The mission is to provide their local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. The shoeboxes are shipped outside the United States to children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease.

​The gifts are delivered to children in vulnerable situations throughout the world through their local churches. The project's mission is to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with children and their families.

The local churches and ministry partners work together to deliver the gifts. Children who receive the gifts are invited to enroll in a 12-lesson discipleship program called The Greatest Journey. 

 Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has delivered gift-filled shoeboxes to over 220 million children in more than 170 countries and territories.
 

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There is a collection box in the large
​Sanctuary to the left when you walk in.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD