2026 OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD at VCN

Want to share joy and the message of God’s love to kids around the world?

1. Pick up a shoebox from the church

2. Choose a boy or girl

3. Pick an age category

4. Shop to fill the box. 

Simple Steps for Making a Box:

• Pick up a shoebox in the sanctuary foyer starting Sunday Oct. 25th.

• Start filling them with fun toys, school supplies, and personal care items (no soap or toothpaste).

• Include a note to the child and a $10 shipping donation. Click this guide: How to Pack a Shoebox

• Returned your filled shoeboxes by Sunday Nov. 15th to the display on the sanctuary platform.

• Note: National Collection Week is Nov. 16-23… Sign up to volunteer at the collection center on our campus or speak with Sue Burgett, our Operation Christmas Child Coordinator.

  Links and YouTube Videos:

  Operation Christmas Child Video

  Church of the Nazarene Asia-Pacific - Samaritans Purse minister to children from local Nazarene churches around Vanuatu (asiapacificnazarene.org)

  Taking the Gospel to the Ends of the Earth (3:11)

  The Power of Prayer (2:03)

  More than a Shoebox (2:58)