Local churches to participate in Operation Christmas Child

(HOLTON, Ind.) – Some local churches will serve as drop-off locations for Operation Christmas Child. 

The nationwide initiative is organized by Samaritan’s Purse and residents are asked to bring shoeboxes filled with gifts from November 16-23. 

Those gift-filled shoeboxes are then sent to children around the globe who are suffering from war, poverty, disease or disaster. 

“Shoebox gifts may seem simple, but they have an eternal impact. Each box is an opportunity to tell a boy or girl in need about the true meaning of Christmas,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse. 

The organization says shoebox packing can be fun for individuals, families and groups. You can learn more about it by clicking here. 

Here are the churches that will serve as drop-off sites from November 16-23:

• Emmanuel Baptist Church in Brookville  - 10066 Oxford Pike in Brookville

• Dearborn Hills Church - 25365 Stateline Road in Lawrenceburg

• Grace Church - 1125 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, Ohio 

• St. Paul Lutheran Church - 7124 N. State Road 101 in Milan

• Zion Church - 340 Walnut Street in Lawrenceburg 

• Hopewell Baptist Church - 2319 N. County Road 850 W. in Holton

• First Baptist Church of Greensburg - 209 West Washington Street in Greensburg

• First Baptist Church in Connersville - 1211 N. Grand Avenue in Connersville

• First Christian Church of North Vernon - 108 East Walnut Street in North Vernon 

• North Madison Christian Church - 1400 E S.R. 62 in Madison

• Crossroad Community Church - 475 East Progress Parkway in Shelbyville