Operation Christmas Child

OCC_logo    2026

Each year we support Samaritan’s Purse Ministries through Operation Christmas Child.  We collect items throughout the year and have a “Shoe Box Packing Party” each November.  Everyone in the church shares in this great ministry that reaches people whom we would never normally come into contact.  The items we have collected for Operation Christmas Child this year are listed below:

School Supplies:
Pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, paper, notebooks, scissors, rulers, glue sticks, small adhesive tape, and solar calculators.

Hygiene Items:
Toothbrush, combs, brushes, washcloths, nail clippers and files, water bottles, flashlights.

Other:
T-shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, flip flops, etc.

Do Not Include:
Used or damaged items, war-related items, chocolate or food, candy, liquids or lotions, medications or vitamins, aerosol cans, toothpaste, or breakable items. Also do not include seeds, sand, rocks, playing cards with gambling themes.  Batteries must be in their original packaging.

And most importantly, be sure that all items can fit into a shoebox!

We were able to pack over 100 boxes for OCC during the 2025 Christmas season!

Operation Christmas Child

Christmas 2026

List of Items On-Hand

School Supplies

  • 229 – Pencil top erasers
  • 41 – Small erasers
  • 110 – Large erasers
  • 40 – Lg Sharpeners
  • 164 – Sm Sharpeners
  • 139 – Glue sticks
  • 36 – Pencils – Mechanical
  • 33 – Pencils
  • 104 – Pens
  • 125 – Pencils with erasers
  • 51 – Coloring books
  • 24 – Small Coloring books
  • 97 – Spiral notebooks
  • 15 – Pencil pouches
  • 2 – Drawing pads
  • 1 – Journal
  • 1 – Stickers
  • 69 – bx Map pencils
  • 1 – bx Markers
  • 172 – bx Crayons
  • 22 – Small scissors
  • 26 – Large scissors
  • 2 – Scotch tape
  • 5 – pks Index cards
  • 76 – String Backpacks

Hygiene Supplies

  • 39 – Kleenex
  • 79 – Toothbrush kits (with washcloth)
  • 12 – Sm toothbrushes (kids)
  • 23 – Toothbrushes (regular size)
  • 21 – Washcloths
  • 9 – Toothbrush cases
  • 23 – Hair brushes
  • 11 – Hair brush with comb
  • 74 – Hair ties
  • 43 – Sm combs
  • 4 – Nail clippers
  • 10 – Nail clippers with file

Toys

  • 11 – Tape Measures
  • 24 – Sewing tapes
  • 5 – Horse playset
  • 9 – Sm dolls
  • 7 – Lg dolls
  • 20 – Paint with water
  • 4 – Macramé sets
  • 6 – Friendship bracelets
  • 2 – Wood train kit
  • 8 – Keychain kit
  • 1 – Weave kit
  • 5 – Dinoaurs
  • 2 – Dry erase boards
  • 2 – Etch-a-sketch
  • 29 – Fans
  • 2 – Play phones
  • 39 – Stuffed animals
  • 29 – Wood toys
  • 9 – Bouncy balls
  • 2 – Harmonicas
  • 2 – Trucks
  • 5 – Uno games
  • 13 – Jump ropes
  • 3 – Punch balloons
  • 3 – Board games
  • 4 – Rubix cubes
  • 10 – Lego sets
  • 8 – Sm cars
  • 2 – Purses
  • 1 – Jewelry
  • 5 – Gliders

Clothes

  • 6 – Leggings
  • 5 – Headbands
  • 12 – Sewing kits
  • 4 – Sm Sewing kits
  • 5 – Sewing kits with fabric
  • 4 – Caps
  • 20 – Socks
  • 2 – 7-8 shirts
  • 2 – 6-6x shirts
  • 2 – Undershirts
  • 1 – Medium shirt
  • 5 – Small shirts

Items Needed

  • Large Pencil Sharpeners
  • Pens
  • Map Pencils
  • Markers
  • Hair Brushes
  • Large Sissors

Updated:  September 13, 2026