Here are some ways you can participate:

1. Donate supplies for our packing party on November 14th, 2026.

• Items include hygiene, school supplies, and toys that fit in a shoe box.

2. Cash donations for shoe box items and for shipping costs.

• Checks: Make your check out to BICC, and write OCC on the memo line.

3. Build a shoe box online: HERE

Questions? Email: Karen Piccinini

Please Note: Do not include candy, soap, toothpaste, used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives, or military figures; seeds; chocolate or food; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items, such as snow globes or glass containers; or aerosol cans.

• Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan's Purse
• Providing gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need since 1993
• Over 244 million shoeboxes delivered to more than 175 countries
• Every gift is a powerful demonstration of God's love

Because of your donations and helping hands, Belle Isle Community Church packed and shipped 823 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child to share the gospel with children around the world! This was nearly twice as many as last year, and a record high for our community!