Operation Christmas Child

Since 1990, Operation Christmas Child has brought the joy of Christmas to more than 38 million boys and girls. Last year Samaritan’s Purse in the UK sent out over 1 million gifts to children across Eastern and Central Europe . This annual project enables caring individuals, families, schools, churches, businesses, and other organisations to fill ordinary shoe boxes with small toys, school supplies, sweets, and other gifts for hurting children around the world.

Operation Christmas Child sends a message of hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and offering booklets of Bible stories. It focuses on the true meaning of Christmas – Jesus Christ, God’s greatest gift.

With the help of thousands of volunteers, Samaritan’s Purse collects and processes these
gift filled shoe boxes in its warehouses across the UK .

Then, working with national churches and charities, Samaritan’s Purse delivers the gifts to children in hospitals, orphanages, refugee camps, homeless shelters, and impoverished neighbourhoods.

Central Baptist Church supports this charity and is a designated collection point for shoeboxes.