Calvary Christmas Project
2025
Since 1975, Calvary Baptist Church has reached out to families in need throughout our community with the Calvary Christmas Project. What began as a single class project serving eight families has now grown to a multi-facetted church mission project that serves approximately one hundred families. If you do not see the information you are looking for, please email calvarychristmasproject@gmail.com, or call the church office at 859-254-3491,
The Christmas Project accepts donations of new or gently used children’s clothing, housewares and toys for families to shop for while they are here at Calvary picking up their gifts and food boxes.
Contact Person
Missy Sanders
Christmas Project Store Donations
The Calvary Christmas Project will include the “store” this year. We are looking for gently used or new donations of children’s clothes, housewares and toys. Please see details about donating items below and bring donations to basement of EB2 on Sundays or Wednesday evenings, or during church office hours (Monday through Thursday from 8:30AM-4:30PM and Friday from 8:30AM-12PM) through December 10.
- Children’s Clothing & Shoes – Please rubber band or tie shoe pairs together and place as much clothing as possible on wire hangers.
- Disposable Diapers and Pull-Ups – opened packages and all sizes
- Toys – Should be clean and in working order with all parts. Please include batteries, rubber band all game boxes and puzzles to prevent spillage and place small toy sets or figurines in Ziploc bags to prevent separation.
- Linens, Towels and Comforters – Should be clean and stain free. Please tie the sets together.
- Small Appliances – Items should be clean and working. Place any accessories in Ziploc bags attached to item.
So, start now and share your “LOVE” (Lots Of Valuable Extras). Also, consider joining in the fun on Wednesday evenings from 5-7:30PM in the EBII basement for organizing and sorting donations:
- November 5th
- November 12th
- November 19th
- December 3rd
- December 10th
We will also need volunteers on Thursday, December 11th and Friday, December 12th throughout the day, 9AM-4PM, to assist with organizing, folding, and arranging the Christmas Project Donation Store.
(Donated tems not taken by Christmas Store shoppers will be donated to Goodwill following Saturday’s Christmas Project pick up day.)
Children’s Gift Wish Lists
Calvary families can visit the Gift Wish List table set up outside Fellowship Hall or the Sanctuary on Wednesdays and Sundays in November. Families can choose to sponsor an entire family or an individual child. Once a wish list has been selected, Calvary families will purchase new gifts off the wish list. Gifts will then be brought UNWRAPPED back to church, by Sunday, November 23rd (gifts can be taken to the church office or to the 3rd floor in EB2). Once the gifts have been brought to church they will be checked and readied for wrapping.
Gift Lists (wish lists for children) will be available for pick-up:
- Sunday, November 2nd (outside the Sanctuary, near the Rodes Ave. entrance)
- Wednesday, November 5th (outside Fellowship Hall)
- Sunday, November 9th (outside the Sanctuary, near the Rodes Ave. entrance)
- Wednesday, November 12th (outside Fellowship Hall)
- Sunday, November 16th (outside the Sanctuary, near the Rodes Ave. entrance)
- Wednesday, November 19th (outside Fellowship Hall)
Wish lists will continue to be available on Sundays and Wednesdays until all wish lists have been claimed.
It’s the Christmas Project mission for every child signed up for our Christmas Project to receive one of their wish lists items as a gift.
Contact Persons
Kristy Foster
Mandy Howard
Families receive Food Boxes filled with a food items as well as personal/household items.
Contact Person
Maria Harrington
Food Boxes
Food boxes will be filled on Friday, December 12th starting at 6pm (gymnasium). This is a family friendly event, and we invite Calvary members of all ages to participate. Dinner will be provided starting at 5:30pm on Friday, December 12th, and then we will proceed to fill and organize all the food boxes.
On Saturday, December 13th, food boxes will be picked up by Christmas Project families or will be delivered by Calvary families.
Gift Wrapping
Children’s wish list gifts will be brought to church unwrapped throughout November and early December. Once the gifts have been checked they will be ready for wrapping. Calvary families (and groups) can volunteer their time and wrapping talents on the following dates/times (these dates/times are subjective to having gifts to wrap) on the 3rd floor of EB2:
- Sunday, November 30th from 5-7 pm
- Monday, December 1st from 1-3 pm
- Wednesday, December 3rd from 6-8 pm
- Sunday, December 7th from 5-7 pm
- Monday, December 8th from 1-3 pm
- Wednesday, December 10th from 6-8 pm
- Thursday, December 11th from 6-8 pm (if needed)
- Friday, December 12th from 6-8 pm
Additional wrapping times can be set up for groups of volunteers on additional dates/times if warranted. Donations of gift tags and Christmas gift bags are always needed. These items can be donated on the 3rd floor of EB2.
Christmas gifts for the children are wrapped by Calvary volunteers.
Contact Person
Margaret Ann Smith
On Christmas Project Saturday, families will come to pick-up their items or have them delivered.
Contact Person
Maria Harrington
Jennifer Ward
(Refreshments)
Christmas Project Saturday
Christmas Project Saturday (distribution and delivery day) is December 13th, from 8:30AM-1:00PM. This is very full morning and their are multiple opportunities for volunteers to get involved.
PRAYER ROOM – On Calvary Christmas Project day, families will have the opportunity to share prayer requests with prayer team members when they come to pick up their food boxes, wish list gifts, and “store” items. The prayer team invites each family to spend time discussing their prayer concerns, needs, and blessings. The prayer team continues their prayers of support throughout the year.
STORE – Personal Shoppers to walk, talk, and shop with families in the Christmas Store with all the donated (and now organized) household items, clothing and toys.
REFRESHMENTS – Families are invited to enjoy some refreshments and visit while they are at Calvary. Volunteers are needed to greet guests and monitor the refreshment table.
DELIVERY DRIVERS – Some of our families are unable to come pick up their gifts and food boxes so volunteers are needed to deliver to those families on Christmas Project Saturday.
LOADERS/ORGANIZERS to load food boxes, wish list gifts, and store items for families that come to Calvary to pick-up.