Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, November 17-24. Thousands of drop-off locations will open across the country and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations nearest them.

In 2025, Samaritan’s Purse collected around 12 million shoebox gifts globally. Anyone can pack a shoebox. Individuals, families, churches and groups fill empty shoeboxes with quality toys, school supplies, and personal care items. Learn how to pack a shoebox, view gift suggestions, get your Follow Your Box label and find the nearest drop-off location at samaritanspurse.org/occ.

The Fairfax Baptist Church is a collection point for Northwest Missouri churches and organizations (and for any churches or organizations in surrounding areas). The collection site will be the Fairfax Baptist Church, 604 Angell Street, Fairfax. The schedule will be as follows: Monday, November 16, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 17, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, November 18, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.; Thursday, November 19, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.; Friday, November 20, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 21, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; Sunday, November 22, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. (collection and packing day); and Monday, November 23, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. (last minute drop-off time with delivery to St. Joseph to follow); or call Deb Johnson at 660-253-0143 if you need to schedule a different time to drop off).

You can also pack an Operation Christmas Child shoebox online. Go to samaritanspurse.org/occ and select “Pack A Shoebox,” then select “Build A Shoebox Online.” Scroll down to a box titled “Search For A Goal Page” and click on this box. Enter 64446 into the search field and hit the green search button. You should now be at a page where you can click on the Fairfax (MO) Baptist Church as a choice where you click on “Go To Goal Page.” Click on that button. Click on the green button “Build A Shoebox Online Now.” After that, just follow the prompts to pack your shoebox.

Pray over your gift before you send it.