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OCC 2025: Antioch Church

2025-11-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.

Antioch Church made the last drop off of shoebox gifts on day one. Pictured are JeanAnn and John Weis. They have been helping Antioch collect shoebox gifts for many many years.

National Collection Week for Samaritan Purse's Operation Christmas Child started on Monday, November 17, 2025, and continues through November 24, 2025. Once again the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene is serving as the central drop off location for Adair County and the Green River area.

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OCC 2025: The Murphy family

2025-11-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.

The Murphy family has been packing shoebox gifts as long as the children can remember. Pictured are Elizabeth Murphy, Seth Murphy, Kevin Murphy, and Tyler Murphy.

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OCC 2025: Melissa Fudge

2025-11-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.

Melissa Fudge dropped off these beautiful shoebox gifts from her and husband, Danny Fudge of Breeding, Kentucky. Like the Fudges, more individuals and families than ever before are now packing shoebox gifts through OCC to share the gospel with children all around the world.

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Birds of Kentucky: Canada Geese at sunset

2025-11-17 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen.

A line of Canada Geese head out into the sunset sky.

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OCC 2025: Stevie Ray Gilbert drops off his first shoebox

2025-11-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.

Five-year-old Stevie Ray Gilbert packed a shoebox gift for the first time in his life. He said he truly enjoyed pudding all the wonderful items inside his shoebox gift. His great grand mother, Debbie Hadley, agreed that both she and her great grandson had received a wonderful blessing by participating in this year's OCC shoebox drive.

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OCC 2025: Knifley Christian Church

2025-11-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.

Knifley Christian Church is always one of the first to drop off shoebox gifts at the drop off location at the Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown St., Columbia, KY. Pictured are Jace Cole and Dierks Cowan with the beautiful shoeboxes that were prepared by the Knifley Christian Church.

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OCC 2025: Ribbon Cutting

2025-11-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.

Mayor Pam Hoots did the honors of cutting the ribbon for the opening of the 2025 OCC drop off campaign. November 17-24 has been designated worldwide as national collection week for OCC shoebox gifts.

Pictured from left are Jace Cole, Judy Cole, Dierks Cowan, Mayor Pam Hoots, Diana Eastham, Christine Williams and Denise Fudge.

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