Join us in bringing Christmas joy to the families of the Hidden Creek community this year! Sign up to sponsor a family right here in our community at the Season of Giving table in our Downtown Simpsonville Campus lobby from 10/29/2023 – 11/19/2023 or email Lisa Smith at [email protected] to sign up.
This ministry also runs a year-round clothing closet that needs volunteers to help sort and maintain the closet.
It’s time for Operation Christmas Child!
OCC Shoebox Building Event
October 21, 2023 | 10:00am – 12:30pm or until done
North Auditorium | Downtown Simpsonville Campus
IT’S SHOEBOX TIME! And we need your help!!! You are invited to the annual Shoebox Building Party in the North Auditorium of the Downtown Simpsonville Campus. On October 21st, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (or until finished), we’ll be building 2000+ shoeboxes to be filled this year by Upstate Church in the name of Jesus Christ! Operation Christmas Child is an international Ministry of Samaritan’s Purse that reaches, literally, millions of children and their families with the Gospel message. What a joy to be able to participate in a ministry like this, without even traveling! Building the shoeboxes is is a small, but vital, part of this ministry. Your investment of time will have a huge Kingdom impact, so bring family and friends, and join us for this fun and fulfilling event!
OCC Shoebox Packing Party
October 28, 2023 | 9:00am – 3:00pm
North Auditorium | Downtown Simpsonville Campus
You are invited to the annual Shoebox Packing Party in the North Auditorium of the Downtown Simpsonville Campus. On October 28th, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (or until all 1,000 boxes are packed), we will be filling shoeboxes with gifts for children in the name of Jesus Christ! All materials will be provided. Operation Christmas Child is an international Ministry of Samaritan’s Purse that reaches millions of children and their families with the Gospel message each year. What a joy to be able to participate in a ministry like this, without even traveling! Packing shoeboxes is an event for all age groups, and your investment of time will have a huge Kingdom impact, so bring family and friends, and join us for this fun and fulfilling event!
OCC Shoebox Collection Week
November 12 – 19, 2023
North Auditorium | Downtown Simpsonville Campus
You can begin picking up your shoeboxes on October 29th at all campuses.
UPDATE
Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes will be collected at the FBS COLLEGE STREET CAFÉ. The drop off dates are Tuesday – Sunday, 11/14 – 11/19, at these times:
Tu, 11/14: 4pm – 6pm
We, 11/15: 4pm – 7:30pm
Th, 11/16: 4pm – 6pm
Fr, 11/17: 4pm – 6pm
Sa, 11/18: 10am – 12pm
Su, 11/19: 8:30am – 1pm
Charlotte Processing Center Dates:
Contact Sandy DeWitt at 864-320-2775 to reserve a spo
Deadline for drop off at any of our campuses –
November 26, 2023
Many inmates, be it men, women or youth, have no one who displays any concern for them. This care package ministry provides hope and demonstrates love.
Packing list –
NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE LIST, PLEASE!
– ONE BLACK non-retractable pen (NO wire clips, NO other color ink)
– ONE standard size writing tablet approximately 6″x9″(NO wire bound books, NO composition books, NO post-it notes, NO colored paper)
– ONE adult toothbrush (individually FACTORY-SEALED, NO multi-packs)
– ONE 4 oz. to 6 oz. toothpaste (NO travel-size)
– ONE 3.2 oz. to 6 oz. bar of soap (NO travel-size, NO unwrapped, NO unboxed bars)
– TWO rolls of hard candy like LifeSavers, Mentos, Breath Savers (NO Smarties, Sweetarts, Necco Wafers, Rolos, Starburst, or TicTacs)
– THREE first-class, stamp-embossed, #10 envelopes (from US Post Office, NO regular stamps, NO metered envelopes, NO
other size envelope)
– ONE gallon-size press seal bag (NO other size bags accepted)
All items must fit in the press seal bag with seal closed securely.
NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE LIST, PLEASE!
The Gospel of John will be included at the final contents check. All packets are delivered prior to Christmas which may well be the only gift many will receive.
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