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OCC 2020: 1300 Boxes collected so far

By Mark Fudge

After three days of drop offs for Operation Christmas Child, more than 1300 boxes have been collected for children in need.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday collection hours are 9amCT to 11amCT at Wheet Fellowship Hall at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene, located at 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia KY.



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Kicking off Operation Christmas Child 2020



2020-11-16 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Anna Huff of Rheber Church of the Nazarene in Campbellsville did the honors of cutting the ribbon and officially kicking off the 2020 OCC shoe box campaign. Pictured are Connie Young, Bonnie Young, Christine Williams, Mark Young, Denise Fudge and Anna Huff.
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Anna Huff drops off OCC boxes



2020-11-16 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Anna Huff of the Rheber Church of Nazarene was the first person to drop off boxes at the Wheet Fellowship Hall Monday night. She has been bringing her boxes to the Wheet Fellowship Hall from Campbellsville for several years.
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OCC: Russell Heights Baptist packed 100 boxes



2020-11-16 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Russell Heights Baptist Church packed 100 shoebox gifts. Pictured are Debbie Reynolds and Bailey Reynolds.
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OCC: The Murphy Family



2020-11-16 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
According to Seth Murphy, his family has been packing boxes for at least seven years. Pictured are Elizabeth Murphy, Tyler Murphy, Seth Murphy, and Kevin Murphy.
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OCC: Columbia Baptist Church



2020-11-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
National collection week for Operation Christmas Child is November 16-23. OCC is a year-round project at Columbia Baptist Church. Columbia Baptist Church packed 540 or more boxes this year. Pictured are family Pastor Aaron LaBarge, Mike Talley, Britt Jackson, and Codell Phipps. The CBC boxes are packed and ready to be delivered to the Wheet Fellowship Hall at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene located at 1200 Jamestown Street.
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OCC: Loading the trailer



2020-11-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
All of the Operation Christmas Child shoe box gifts that are collected in Adair, Green, and Casey County's are loaded onto the trailer at the Wheet Fellowship Hall. From here the boxes will be taken to Charlotte North Carolina processing center. Pictured are Britt Jackson, Mike Talley, and Aaron LaBarge.
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OCC: Breeding UMC and Red Lick UMC



2020-11-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Breeding United Methodist Church and Red Lick United Methodist Church dropped off OCC boxes at the curbside drop off Tuesday morning. Pictured are Missy Lemmon, Katherine Lemmon and Laramie Lemmon.
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OCC: Columbia UMC



2020-11-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Maggie Coleman dropped off OCC boxes from Columbia United Methodist Church.

Operation Christmas Child will continue on Thursday, November 19, 2020, with drop off from 9amCT to 11amCT at Wheet Fellowship Hall.
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OCC: Madison and Rebecca Turner



2020-11-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Madison and Rebecca Turner said that they wanted to bless the life of a little girl. They decided that this year they would participate in the OCC shoebox drive.

Operation Christmas Child will continue on Thursday, November 19, 2020, with drop off from 9amCT to 11amCT at Wheet Fellowship Hall.
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OCC: Joy Church makes first donation of day



2020-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
The Joy Church was the first to make Operation Christmas Child drop offs on Thursday morning at the Wheat Fellowship Hall. Pictured are Faith Anderson and Jenna Mcgaha.

Friday and Saturday collection hours are 9amCT to 11amCT at Wheet Fellowship Hall at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene, located at 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia KY.
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OCC: Beaumont UMC and Goodson UMC



2020-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Making a first time drop off for OCC were the Beaumont United Methodist Church and the Goodson United Methodist Church from Metcalfe County. Pictured are Pastor Zach Dishman and his wife Keely Dishman.

Friday and Saturday collection hours are 9amCT to 11amCT at Wheet Fellowship Hall at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene, located at 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia KY.
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OCC: Angie Pierce



2020-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Angie Pierce has participated in OCC since 2011. She dropped off her family boxes Thursday.

Friday and Saturday collection hours are 9amCT to 11amCT at Wheet Fellowship Hall at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene, located at 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia KY.
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OCC: Beulah Chapel Brethren in Christ Church



2020-11-20 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Kim Goodin dropped off boxes for the Beulah Chapel Brethren in Christ Church. Kim and her church have been active in OCC for many years.
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OCC: Faith General Church



2020-11-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
The Faith General Independent Church is located on the Adair-Russell County line. Dropping off shoebox gifts from their church are Teresa Abrell and Elijah Kost.
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OCC: Stacia Hill and Amanda Graziano



2020-11-21 .
Stacia Hill and Amanda Graziano have been participating in the OCC shoebox gift program for many years. They made their drop off to the Wheet Fellowship Hall early Saturday morning.
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OCC: Old Liberty Community Church



2020-11-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
The Old Liberty Community Church dropped off Operation Christmas Child shoe box gifts at the Wheet Fellowship Hall Saturday morning. Pictured is TJ Huddleston. The final two days to drop off shoebox gifts are Sunday from 2pmCT to 4pmCT and Monday from 9amCT to 11amCT.
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OCC: Glens Fork UMC



2020-11-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Making her annual drop off for the Glens Fork United Methodist Church was Carol Klingberg. Pictured with her is her friend Sharon Sinarahua.
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OCC: Marilyn Turner makes last Saturday drop off



2020-11-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge.
Marilyn Turner made the last OCC drop off of the day on Saturday morning. With 2 days of drop offs remaining, 1,656 boxes have been dropped off at the Wheet Fellowship Hall at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene.

Boxes can be dropped off Sunday from 2pmCT to 4pmCT, and on Monday from 9amCT until 11amCT.
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