Operation Christmas Child

Every Christmas season, Reach Out Church serves as a drop-off center for gift shoeboxes in our community for “Operation Christmas Child”. This ministry, under Samaritan’s Purse, collects shoeboxes filled with gifts for children and are distributed to impoverished communities and nations around the world. This ministry has seen more than 1.1 million children make the decision to trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior all because of a simple gift!

Anyone can donate a shoebox to this ministry! For guidelines on what to fill a shoebox with for donation, you can read further instructions here.

Get involved!

Reach Out Church has been involved with Samaritan’s Purse for many years, and last year we had collected over 275 shoeboxes for this ministry! We are providing informational brochures and other materials in our church foyer so you can get involved!

-Pack a shoebox: visit here! 

-Pack a shoebox online: visit here! 

-Volunteer! If you would like to help out during the drop-off times, please contact Brenda Bovee at (845) 505-4271

Donate  If you would like to give, please specify “Operation Christmas Child” in the memo section. 

This ministry at Reach Out Church is headed by Brenda Bovee, and if you have any further questions about our ministry, please call the church offices at (845) 229-6080 or send us an email.

Drop off times: 

If you attend our services, please have your shoeboxes turned in by Sunday, November 19th.

We will have our collection for the donated boxes the week before Thanksgiving at the following times: