Next week, nine locations in Southern Maryland will serve as collection sites for Operation Christmas Child—the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind. The annual project is a favorite of many Southern Maryland residents, families, churches and groups who help spread God’s love to millions of children around the world by filling shoeboxes with toys, school supplies and notes of encouragement.
Through local collection points, Southern Maryland residents hope to contribute more than 15,000 gift-filled shoeboxes to the 2014 global goal of reaching 10 million needy children. Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has delivered gift-filled shoeboxes to more than 113 million children in over 150 countries through Operation Christmas Child. For many of these children, a gift-filled shoebox is the first gift they have ever received.
CHARLES COUNTY COLLECTION SITES:
Hughesville Baptist Church
8505 Old Leonardtown Road
Hughesville, MD
301-643-6282
Nov. 17: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 18: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nov. 19: 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Nov. 20: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Nov. 21: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 22: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Nov. 23: 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Nov. 24: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
First Baptist Church of Waldorf
10045 Bunker Hill Road
Waldorf, MD 20603
301-848-22117
Nov. 17: 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Nov. 18: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 19: 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
Nov. 20: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 21: 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
Nov. 22: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 23: 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Nov. 24: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
First Baptist Church of LaPlata
9070 Hawthorne Road
LaPlata, MD 20646
240-416-5321
Nov. 17: 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Nov. 18: 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
Nov. 19: 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Nov. 20: 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Nov. 21: 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
Nov. 22: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 23: 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Nov. 24: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Indian Head Baptist Church
27 Raymond Avenue
Indian Head, MD 20640
301-743-3707
Nov. 17: 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Nov. 18: 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 19: 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 20: 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 21: 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 22: 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
Nov. 23: 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
Nov. 24: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
ST. MARY’S COUNTY COLLECTION SITES:
Lexington Park Baptist Church
46855 South Shangri Lane Drive
Lexington Park, MD 20653
301-862-2552
Nov. 17: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Nov. 18: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Nov. 19: 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
Nov. 20: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Nov. 21: 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
Nov. 22: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 23: 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Nov. 24: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
CALVERT COUNTY COLLECTION SITES:
Dunkirk Baptist Church
11275 Southern Maryland Boulevard
Dunkirk, MD 20754
301-755-6241
Nov. 17: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 18: 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Nov. 19: 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Nov. 20: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 21: 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Nov. 22: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 23: 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Nov. 24: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Southern Calvert Baptist Church
12140 Hg Trueman Road
Lusby, MD 20657
410-609-6422
Nov. 17: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 18: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 19: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 20: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 21: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 22: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 23: 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Nov. 24: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY COLLECTION SITES:
Kendall Baptist Church
3000 Branch Avenue
Temple Hills, MD 20748
301-613-0519
Nov. 17: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Nov. 18: 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
Nov. 19: 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
Nov. 20: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Nov. 21: 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Nov. 22: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 23: 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Nov. 24: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
The Upper Room Fellowship
9701 Dangerfield Road
Clinton, MD 20735
301-752-0094
Nov. 17: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 18: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 19: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 20: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 21: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 22: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Nov. 23: 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m.
Nov. 24: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. Through simple shoebox gifts and a message of hope through Jesus Christ, children learn they are loved and not forgotten.
For more information about how to participate in Operation Christmas Child, call 443-624-3114 or visit samaritanspurse.org. National Collection Week for gift-filled shoeboxes is Nov. 17-24; however, shoebox gifts are collected all year at the Samaritan’s Purse headquarters in Boone, North Carolina.
Participants can track their boxes online to the country where they will be delivered. To track a shoebox gift, use the online donation form at samaritanspurse.org. Click on “Pack a Shoebox” / “Follow-Your-Box Label.”
