Operation Christmas Child 2026
Find here information concerning our involvement this year with Operation Christmas Child, including dates and times when plfc will be open to receive shoeboxes.
What is OCC?
Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is a project of Samaritan's Purse whose aim is to demonstrate the love of God to children and families in need across Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. OCC itself provides presents to children, often orphaned, who would in all probability be given little or nothing else this Christmas.
This project relies on the goodwill of people across the UK, America, Canada and Australia, who provide a shoebox full of presents to be sent overseas to a needy child. In the past we at plfc have acted both as a drop-off point for shoeboxes and as a satellite processing centre for boxes provided by people in the CB6, CB7 and CB8 areas. Samaritan's Purse have now centralised all processing and so we only act as a Church Collection Centre.
Dates and Times
plfc is an official Drop-Off point for shoeboxes, and we intend to be open to receive boxes from the 9th - 16th November as shown below
| Mon 9th Nov from 9AM - Noon |
| Tue 10th Nov from 7-9 PM |
| Wed 11th Nov from 7-9 PM |
| Thu 12th Nov from 9AM - 1PM |
| Fri 13th Nov from 7-9 PM |
| Sun 15th Nov from 08.30-10.30AM |
| Sun 15th Nov from 5.30-6.30PM |
| Mon 16th Nov from 9AM - Noon |