Operation Christmas Child kicks off

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Collection week for Operation Christmas Child has begun at multiple locations around the region.

This year, project coordinators from Lexington and the surrounding area hope to collect 30,007 shoebox gifts to deliver to children in need overseas.  Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritans Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has delivered gift-filled shoeboxes to more than 124 million children in more than 150 countries and territories.

To learn how to pack a shoebox, click here, and then take it to one of the following local collection sites:

Lexington, KY – Porter Memorial Baptist Church, 4300 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40515

• Mon, Nov. 16: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 2:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Lexington, KY – Consolidated Baptist Church, 1625 Russell Cave Road, Lexington, KY 40505

• Mon, Nov. 16: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Lexington, KY – Porter Memorial Baptist Church, 4300 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40515

• Mon, Nov. 16: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 2:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Berea, KY – Westside Baptist Church, 699 Prince Royal Drive, Berea, KY 40403

• Mon, Nov. 16: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Cynthiana, KY – First Church of God, 401 N Main Stree,t Cynthiana, KY 41031

• Mon, Nov. 16: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Frankfort, KY – East Frankfort Baptist Church, 457 Versailles Road, Frankfort, KY 40601

• Mon, Nov. 16: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Georgetown, KY – Victory Life Church, 1141 Lexington Road, Georgetown, KY 40324

• Mon, Nov. 16: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Paris, KY – First Baptist Church Activity Center, 916 Main Street, Paris, KY 40361

• Mon, Nov. 16: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Richmond, KY – First United Methodist Church, 401 W Main Street, Richmond, KY 40475

• Mon, Nov. 16: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Nicholasville, KY – Nicholasville Baptist Church, 131 S Main Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356

• Mon, Nov. 16: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Versailles, KY – First Christian Church, 160 Lexington Street, Versailles, KY 40383

• Mon, Nov. 16: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Winchester, KY – First Baptist Church, 37 N Highland Street, Winchester, KY 40391

• Mon, Nov. 16: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Tue, Nov. 17: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Wed, Nov. 18: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Thu, Nov. 19: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Fri, Nov. 20: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Sat, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sun, Nov. 22: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• Mon, Nov. 23: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m

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