In Partnership with Samaritan's Purse

Operation Christmas Child shoebox National Collection Week is Nov. 18 – 25! Tabernacle Baptist Church will be will be hosting a drop-off location to receive gift-filled shoeboxes at their extension campus (1405 29th Ave. Dr. NE, Hickory), joining more than 4,700 other drop-off locations across the country. 

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to children including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease, and disaster. They seek to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world and, together with local churches worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. OCC has collected and delivered more than 220 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories and hopes to reach another 12 million children in 2024 with the hope of Jesus.

Shoebox packing is fun for individuals, families and groups! Find a step-by-step guide on the How to Pack a Shoebox webpage. Participants can also donate $10 per shoebox online through “Follow Your Box” and receive a tracking label to discover its destination.“Children need hope, and they need to know that they are not alone and God loves them,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse. “Gift-filled shoeboxes open the door for us to share the hope of the Gospel with boys and girls around the world. Please pray that these simple gifts have an eternal impact.”

Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, seeks to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world and, together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 220 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories.

We invite you to join us in the Operation Christmas Child ministry by dropping off your shoeboxes.  We also ask you to prayerfully consider being part of the hands and feet of this ministry by volunteering to assist in the collection of these shoeboxes. To do so, please list your name on the sign-up sheet at the information table in the TBC lobby, call the church office at 828-324-9936, or vist sign up via this link.

Our drop-off location will be open the week of November 18-25 during the following hours on our extension campus: 

Monday, November 18 | 10:30-1:00

Tuesday, November 19 | 10:00-1:00

Wednesday, November 20 |  10:00-12:30 & 4:00-6:30

Thursday, November 21 | 10:00-1:00

Friday, November 22 | 10:00-1:00 & 3:30-6:30

Saturday, November 23 | 9:00-2:00

Sunday, November 24 | 12:30-3:00 & 6:00-8:00

Monday, November 25 | 9:00-11:00

Address: 1405 29th Ave Dr NE Hickory, NC 28601

To learn more, watch the video below!