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Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child Drop-Off Information
Are you looking to drop off your OCC shoeboxes at our drop-off location? These are the designated times to bring your Operation Christmas Child (OCC) shoeboxes. Please bring your boxes to Door #3 (Atrium doors) located on the north side of the building. Volunteers will be available to assist you during the scheduled hours.
Address:
1815 Budd Ave. North, Maple Plain, MN 55359
Drop-Off Schedule:
Mon, Nov. 17: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Tue, Nov. 18: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wed, Nov. 19: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thu, Nov. 20: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Fri, Nov. 21: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sat, Nov. 22: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Sun, Nov. 23: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Mon, Nov. 24: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
OCC Ministry
The MPCC Operation Christmas Child (OCC) ministry team promotes participation of the church family in the effort to reach out in Jesus’ name to disadvantaged children of the world through gathering donations, creating gift boxes, and prayer. Our OCC Ministry Team plans and gathers year-round to provide shoebox packing opportunities in October for our church body.
What is Operation Christmas Child?
Operation Christmas Child is taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth to share God's love with children in need.
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We partner with local churches and volunteers in more that 170 countries, and train and equip them to proclaim the Good News using gift-filled shoeboxes, often in locations that are hostile to the Gospel, in regions where whole people groups are yet unreached, and on hundreds of remote Pacific islands. Some of our newest initiatives include translating Gospel materials into minor languages, using audio translations where there is no written language, and providing Braille resources for blind and visually impaired children.
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"We go to great lengths, great effort to take these boxes to children in the remote parts of the world."
- Franklin Graham
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Not Able to Build a Physical Shoebox? Build a Shoebox Online!
Build a Shoebox Online is a convenient way to pack your Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift right from home. For only $30 you can pick out your items at samaritanspurse.org and these items will be hand-filled by OCC volunteers and sent off to the ends of the earth, just like any other shoebox gift. And, shipping is included, so it’s an incredibly good deal and the items are super high quality. This is a quick and easy way to participate and make a gospel impact through a simple shoe box gift!
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You can build a shoebox online year-round, but keep in mind that shoeboxes built after December 31 will not count in the current year’s shoebox total.
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Why Donate?
Why $10? - A donation of $10 per shoebox gift is critical for Operation Christmas Child. It provides for:​​
Collection - After shoebox gifts are dropped off at nearly 5,000 locations around the United States each year in November, trucks transport the precious cargo to eight different processing centers.​
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Processing - Eight processing center warehouses around the country are secured so that thousands of volunteers can inspect the shoebox gifts and prepare them for international shipment.​
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Shipping to Over 100 Countries - Ships, trucks, and airplanes transport millions of shoeboxes to the countries where they will be distributed. Once there, local churches use many modes of transportation to get them to children in need as a tangible expression of God's love.​
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Gospel Materials - Your $10 donation to Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, helps us train and equip local churches to use our Ministry Partner Guide. This resource shows churches how to share the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ in a child-friendly way.​
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Your donation also provides The Greatest Gift Gospel Booklets, which are written in the children's language and distributed along with shoebox gifts.
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/why-donation/
