Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child 2025 kicks off on October 19! OCC brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes and the message of God’s true love. Beginning Sunday, October 19, boxes and instructions will be available for your pick up. You can fill a box or 2 or 3… filled boxes due back (to the hallway display area) by Sunday, November 16.
 
Everything you need to participate will be stationed in the main hallway near the elevator. And some packing rules - no gum, candy, food, tooth paste, etc. And NEW this year - NO bar soap. It has become a customs issue. Also the suggested $10 donation per box is the same (which helps cover their shipping, handling, Bibles in native languages).

This is FPC's 20th year of sending gift boxes. In 2005, our small Bible study groups packed and sent 69 boxes. The following year, the whole church got involved. Since 2005, we have sent out over 8,000 boxes!

Since 1993, OCC has delivered more than 203 Million gift-filled boxes to over 170 countries and territories. Last year, Samaritan’s Purse delivered its milestone of 200 million gift boxes.

Learn more about Samaritan's Purse and Operation Christmas Child at this link: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/