Calvary Baptist Church in Batesville received recognition for serving as a central drop off location for Operation Christmas Child for 10 years. A plaque was presented from Samaritan’s Purse on July 13 to the volunteers who faithfully serve. Also recognized for 10 years as central drop off leader was Linda Cole. Serving with Linda in this tangible ministry are her two children, Calvin and Olivia, who have been involved throughout the ten years.
Calvary collected 4,128 shoeboxes last year which marked their 10th year. Calvary, as a central drop off combined with area drop off locations processed a total of 13,675 shoeboxes. The teams area total which includes eight counties was 27,423. The global collection for 2024 was 11,927,439.
The Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation…..