Fly Church of the Nazarene

In 2023 Samaritan's Purse celebrates 30 years of Operation Christmas Child. Through this ministry which works with local churches to share the Gospel around the world, 200+ million shoeboxes have been delivered, 50+ million boys and girls have been discipled, and 17+ million have made decisions to follow Jesus.

Participate in a variety of ways...

• Pray! Pray for the children who will receive these gift boxes. Pray for the volunteers and staff of Samaritan’s Purse as they carry out this ministry. Pray for hearts to be open to receiving the gospel and the best gift of all, Jesus Christ.
• Pack a shoebox: Use one of the shoeboxes available at church or a shoebox of your own and pack with gifts for a child. Drop off your completed box(es) at Fly. Details on how to pack a shoebox can be found in the printed brochure or at this link.
• Include a letter or photo to personalize your box: Preprinted letter forms are available at church for kids to share about themselves and include with their box.
• Follow Your Box: pay the $10 processing donation electronically to track the journey of your box to its destination. Click here for details.
• Build a Shoebox Online: select toys and other fun items you’d like to include from Samaritan’s Purse collection of options. They pack the box and send it on its way for a suggested donation of $25. Learn more here.

What to pack, and what not to pack.

We will have boxes and labels available at church. Fly Nazarene will cover the processing donation for boxes collected by our congregation. Anyone wishing to contribute may do so through regular offerings on any Sunday. This contribution covers shipping expenses and the ministry supplies used by OCC to share the gospel with shoebox recipients.

List of how many OCC shoebox gifts Fly Nazarene has collected in past years.

Learn more about Operation Christmas Child Shoebox ministry.