Calvary Christmas Project
2022
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 use the contact information provided for each area or call the church office at 859-254-3491.
The Christmas Project accepts donations of new or gently used 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
(859) 948-7893
Christmas Project Store Donations
- fall and winter clothing (on wire hangers if possible)
- coats, hats, scarves, gloves
- new underwear
- tennis shoes and boots (rubber band or tie together if possible)
- disposable diapers and Pull-ups all sizes
- toys in working order with all parts and batteries (please rubber band closed, include small parts in zipper bags)
- linens, towels and comforters
- small working appliances
Children’s Gift Wish Lists
Calvary families can visit the Gift Wish List table set up outside the 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 27th (gifts can be taken to the church office or to the third floor in EB2). Once the gifts have been brought to church they will be checked and ready for wrapping.
Gift Lists (wish lists for children) will be available for pick-up:
- Wednesday, November 2nd (outside Fellowship Hall)
- Sunday, November 6th (outside the sanctuary, near the Rodes Ave. entrance)
- Wednesday, November 9th (outside Fellowship Hall)
- Sunday, November 13th (outside the sanctuary, near the Rodes Ave. entrance)
- Wednesday, November 16th (outsideFellowship 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 to for every child signed up for our Christmas Project to receive one of their wish lists items as a gift.
Contact Person
Dianna Sue Sergeant
(859) 948-0015
Families receive Food Boxes filled with a food items as well as personal/household items.
Contact Person
Tommy Roberts
(859) 492-9926
Food Boxes
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 third floor of EB2:
- Wednesday, November 30th from 6-8pm
- Sunday, December 4th from 5-7pm
- Tuesday, December 6th from 6-8pm (if needed)
- Wednesday, December 7th from 6-8pm
- Thursday, December 8th from 6-8pm (if needed)
- Sunday, December 11th from 5-7pm
- Tuesday, December 13th from 6-8pm (if needed)
- Wednesday, December 14th from 6-8pm
- Thursday, December 15th from 6-8pm (if needed)
- Friday, December 16th from 6-8pm
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.
Christmas gifts for the children are wrapped by Calvary volunteers.
Contact Person
Margaret Ann Smith
(205) 238-1163
On December 17th between 8:00am-1:00pm, Christmas Project families will come to pick-up their items or have them delivered.
Contact Person
Maria Harrington
(859)684-5910
Christmas Project Saturday
Christmas Project Saturday (distribution and delivery day) is December 17th, from 8:00am-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. Families will be mailed cards throughout the year and are invited to other activities sponsored by Calvary.
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.