Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection

Covenant Life Church partners with Samaritan’s Purse to send gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to children in need around the world together with the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

By filling ordinary shoeboxes full of toys and other fun items, you can be part of giving boys and girls what may be their first gift ever! Local churches in more than 100 nations hand out these Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts at festive outreach events where the Gospel is presented in a child-friendly way. Each box bursting with items such as a soccer ball, doll, or stuffed animal becomes a tangible expression of God’s love to the child, their family, and their community. Many shoebox recipients also participate in our 12-lesson follow-up discipleship program, The Greatest Journey.

We collect items every Sunday at the Connect Desk from July through October. Our annual Shoebox Packing Party is November 8, 2025 from 1-3pm. All are welcome to this fun event where we stuff, stuff, stuff box after box for the kids. We have packed thousands of boxes over the years, traveling to needy kids in Liberia, Ghana, South Africa and the Dominican Republic.

How do I donate?

Bring items to the collection box at the Connect Desk every Sunday through October. 

When is the shoebox packing party?

November 8, 1-3pm at Covenant Life Church

ITEMS NEEDED

July - School Supplies

• Pencils

• Pens

• Erasers

• Pencil Sharpeners

• Crayons

• Colored Pencils

• Small Scissors

• Glue Sticks

• 6-inch Rulers