October 26-November 16
Here’s how you can get involved:
Pickup & Fill a Shoebox
Pick up a shoebox between Oct 26 – Nov 16, and fill with items. Choose the age and gender, and fill the box with suggested items. Filled shoeboxes need to be returned by no later than Nov 16.
Boxes are located outside the Chapel, in the Atrium and in KidsMin.
Download the Official Gift Suggestions Guide.
Donate Items for Shoeboxes
Purchase items for shoeboxes from the Official Gift Suggestion Guide. Bring items to Crosswinds Info Central or KidsMin by no later than October 26th. We will be filling shoeboxes together on Sunday, November 2nd at our Box Packing Party in KidMin between services.
Donate Funds Towards Shoeboxes
Maybe shopping isn’t your thing, but you want to get involved! You can give financially directly to Crosswinds’ Operation Christmas Child campaign this year. Visit Crosswinds giving page and choose “Operation Christmas Child” from the fund drop-down menu.
100% of your giving will go towards the purchase of items to fill shoeboxes, or to cover shipping costs. Each box costs $10 to ship to its final destination.
You can also find donation boxes at Info Central and KidsMin Hub.
Pack a Shoebox Online
Visit our official campaign page on the Operation Christmas Child website. You can join our efforts whether you live local or not! Simply click the Fill a Shoebox button and begin the journey of packing a box online as part of our 2025 campaign.
Join our Shoebox Packing Party!
Join us on Sunday, November 2 up in Crosswinds KidsMin. We will be in the K-2 Room in between services to pack shoeboxes and pray over them. You are welcome to join the fun!
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Their mission is to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. They ship these simple gifts outside the United States to children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease; and to children living on Native American reservations in the U.S.
Grab a shoebox at any of our display locations around Crosswinds, follow the directions inside to fill it up with presents for a child around the world, and return the shoebox with $10.00 for shipping to Crosswinds. We’ll load them all up and ship them off.
For more information about Operation Christmas Child, click HERE.
You can also help out by donating financially to Operation Christmas Child through Crosswinds. To do so, click the button below to head to our giving page. Once there, select “Operation Christmas Child” from the Funds dropdown list.