Christmas Child Shoebox locations

More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 13 - 20.

Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts – filled with school supplies, personal care items and fun toys – to children worldwide since 1993. In 2023, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoeboxes to reach another 11 million children.

Anyone can pack a shoebox! Individuals, families, and groups still have time to transform empty shoeboxes into fun gifts. The project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God’s love to children in need. Find a step-by-step guide on the How to Pack a Shoebox at https://sampur.se/3PYp9tR

“Children around the world need to know that God loves them and there is hope,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse. “A simple shoebox gift opens the door to share about the true hope that can only be found in Jesus Christ.”

Local locations include:

• Temple Baptist Church, 1200 12th Avenue NE, Jamestown

• Zion Lutheran Church, 101 10th Street SE, Cooperstown

• Bethel Evangelical Free Church, 1312 Walnut Street E, Devils Lake