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Operation Christmas Child dropoff sites now open

By Lightning Reports, Published: November 14, 2023

As the Thanksgiving season approaches, many families and children are giving thanks for all their blessings and sharing those blessing with children in need by packing shoeboxes with Operation Christmas Child.

Shoebox gifts prepared by generous donors and filled with toys, personal care items, and school supplies may be dropped off now during National Collection Week through Monday, Nov. 20. More than 4,500 drop-off sites are now open.

Anyone can pack a shoebox! Individuals, families, and groups still have time to transform empty shoeboxes into fun gifts. The project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God’s love to children in need. For a step-by-step shoebox packing guide visit samaritanspurse.org.

Here are the Henderson County dropoff locations and hours:

Hendersonville Presbyterian Church, 699 N. Grove St.

• Monday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Friday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 18, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 19, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
• Monday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 635 Gilliam Mountain Road

• Monday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 14, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Friday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 18, 9 a.m. – noon
• Sunday, Nov. 19, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Monday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. – noon

French Broad Baptist Church, 182 Grandview Lane

• Monday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 14, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Friday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 18, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 19, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Monday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

A project of Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child 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 209 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories. This year, Operation Christmas Child celebrates its 30th year of ministry.