Since 1990, Operation Christmas Child has brought the joy of Christmas to more than 38 million boys and girls. Last year Samaritan’s Purse in the UK sent out over 1 million gifts to children across Eastern and Central Europe.

This annual project enables caring individuals, families, schools, churches, businesses, and other organisations to fill ordinary shoe boxes with small toys, school supplies, sweets, and other gifts for hurting children around the world. Operation Christmas Child sends a message of hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and offering booklets of Bible stories. It focuses on the true meaning of Christmas – Jesus Christ, God’s greatest gift.

New Hope Community Church proudly supports Operation Christmas Child every year. Our involvement started a few years ago through the generosity of the mum's and dad's at our Little Acorns Parent and Toddler group which is run by Hazel Flowers, who introduced the idea. Since then the whole church, as well as Little Acorns, has taken up the exciting challenge of filling as many boxes for needy children as possible before the November deadline.

If you would like to find out more and would like to donate a gift to a needy child, please contact admin on 023 8024 3306 or email admin@newhopecc.co.uk
This years deadline: Mid November 2008 (exact date tba)