Operation Christmas Child
Good News! Great Joy!
Since 1993, God has used Samaritan’s Purse to deliver over 232 million Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to children in need and disciple millions of these boys and girls.
Operation Christmas Child delivers gifts to children across the globe in over 170 countries — reaching those affected by natural disasters, disease, war, terrorism, poverty, and famine. Each box contains gifts, toys, hygiene items, and a Gospel storybook in the child’s language.
You can shine the light of the Gospel around the world through the power of a simple gift!
- Shoeboxes will be available at Calvary from October 12 to November 23 at multiple locations on our campus. You may return filled shoeboxes to our collection racks.
- How to Pack a Shoebox
Fill a box with gifts for a boy or girl, ages 2–14. Get updated tips on what to pack (and what NOT to pack) in your shoebox. Then, drop off filled and labeled boxes on the racks in the Galleria. INSTRUCTIONS
Calvary Church is a community drop-off location for boxes during National Collection Week, November 17–24, 2025. We’ll have volunteers ready to receive your gift-filled shoeboxes at the drive-up covered Portico Entrance as you enter our campus from Rea Road.
Calvary Night at OCC
“Calvary Night” at the OCC Distribution Center is an annual serving opportunity for adults and teens ages 13+.
Details coming soon!
Did you know that Samaritan’s Purse partnered with Calvary to fill and deliver the very first shoeboxes to children in Bosnia in 1993? What a privilege to see how the Lord has grown the ministry and used it to share the Gospel with millions of children! READ MORE
Contact: Sandy O’Donovan, 704.341.5323, sodonovan@calvarychurch.com