Operation Christmas Child Volunteer Network

Many Volunteers ONE PURPOSE

Operation Christmas Child counts on thousands of volunteers to collect and process millions of shoebox gifts every year. These volunteers take on many roles, all with one wonderful purpose: to bring the Gospel to children in need around the world.

11,500+

Connect Volunteers

11,500+ Connect Volunteers

Jan.–Dec.

These year-round volunteers serve in Leadership, Church Relations, Logistics, Prayer, Community Relations, Administrative Support, and Media Support to promote the work of Operation Christmas Child in every season.

Volunteer Year-Round

80,000+

Project Leaders

80,000+ Project Leaders

Aug.–Nov.

92,000+

Drop-off Location Volunteers

92,000+ Drop-Off Location Volunteers

Third Week in November

These short-term volunteers welcome shoebox donors and load their precious cargo onto trucks at nearly 5,000 locations across the country.

Volunteer at a Drop-off Location

100,000+

Processing Center Volunteers

100,000 + Processing Center Volunteers

Late Nov.–Mid-Dec.

These short-term volunteers prepare shoebox gifts for international shipping at eight locations across the U.S.: Atlanta, Georgia; Aurora, Illinois; Boone, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Coppell, Texas; Englewood, Colorado; Fullerton, California; and Windsor Mill, Maryland.

Volunteer at a Processing Center

THE Volunteer Story CONTINUES

Internationally, local believers in more than 170 countries and territories deliver Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts and facilitate our follow-up discipleship program, The Greatest Journey. The volunteer roles below are filled exclusively by these national Christians.

8,200+

National/Regional Leadership Team Members

8,200+ National/Regional Leadership Team Members

Jan.–Dec.

These volunteers train pastors and community leaders to host Operation Christmas Child outreach events and also equip The Greatest Journey teachers. They also help coordinate the logistics of shoebox gift delivery in their country.

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98,000+

Pastors & Community Leaders

98,000+ Pastors and Community Leaders

Dec.–March

305,000+

The Greatest Journey Teachers

305,000+ The Greatest Journey Teachers

Feb.–June

These volunteers teach The Greatest Journey discipleship course to shoebox recipients and train others how to lead the 12-lesson study.

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Operation Christmas Child® is a project of Samaritan's Purse®.
Operation Christmas Child® is a project of Samaritan's Purse®.
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