Christmas Outreach

The Christmas Season offers many ways to support Brookwood partners and encourage the people they serve.

Opportunities to GIVE and SERVE others this season range from providing for children and families to serving Thanksgiving dinners and preparing the church for Christmas. Thank you for listening to God and opening your hearts as we continue to pursue our mission of Loving God and Loving People.

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Generations Group (GG)

Give hope to a boy at GG. Select one or more Christmas wishes, place your unwrapped gift in a gift bag, and return it to the GG collection box.

For more information, visit generationsgroup.com.

Gift collection ends Sunday, December 1.

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Operation Christmas Child (OCC)

Fill shoe boxes with gifts that will be delivered to children across the globe.

For more information about OCC, visit samaritanspurse.org.

GIFT COLLECTION
Sunday–Sunday, November 10–24.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 (Ministry Spotlight)

Brookwood Families

Sponsor a Brookwood family that is struggling financially this Christmas with wrapped gifts or gift cards.

For more details on sponsoring, or if you're a Brookwood Family and would like to be sponsored this season, please contact Care Ministries at 864.688.8355.

Gift collection ends Wednesday, December 11.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (Ministry Spotlight)

Greenville County Foster Care/ Kinship Care

The Greenville County Foster Parent Association (GCFPA) puts together gift bags for all the children in foster care and hosts a Christmas party for them and their siblings – each child in attendance receives a gift. Bless a foster child this Christmas by providing a gift card from Amazon, Walmart, Target or Visa.

Gift collection ends Sunday, December 8.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (Ministry Spotlight)

Set Free

Provide safety, food, shelter and the life-changing message of the Gospel to thousands of children freed from slavery and critical conditions in India with your one-time or recurring financial gift.

Visit setfreealliance.org to donate.

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Brookwood Church • Days of Serving

BEGINS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Prepare the church for the Christmas season by decorating the Concourse, assembling crafts for Christmas gathering, or assembling candles for Christmas Eve Services. After the Christmas season, join others in disassembling and packing Christmas decorations for next year. These are family-friendly activities. Children ages 13 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

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Adult Discipleship Christmas Serving

BROOKWOOD MEN • SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24

Brookwood Men will team together to receive boxes and load trucks at the Brookwood Operation Christmas Child Drop-off site.

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WOMEN'S CHRISTMAS HOPE • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Brookwood Women are partnering with A Home for Me, DSS and The Dream Center providing Christmas Dinner for 75 foster families, $10 gift cards, toys and snack bags for children during the transition from home to placement. They’re also supporting Miracle Hill Shepherds Gate Ministry by providing Bibles, clothing and necessity bags for women seeking refuge.

*Childcare is not available.

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Operation Christmas Child • National Collection Week

MONDAY–MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18–24

Brookwood Church is a Central Drop-off Site for Operation Christmas Child. As a Central Drop-off site, we'll collect shoebox gifts from the community and prepare the boxes for shipping. During this week there are many opportunities to help. This event is family-friendly. Children ages 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

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Turkey Fry for Miracle Hill Ministries

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26

Join more than 250 volunteers on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to prepare a feast for hundreds of homeless and hungry people in Miracle Hill’s shelters and throughout the Upstate community. We fry and smoke over 500 turkeys at South Carolina’s largest one-day turkey fry event. There are three ways you can help.

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#ProjectFeed5000

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Partner with #ProjectFeed5000 to share a hot meal with those in need and those who work to serve others on Thanksgiving Day. Opportunities are available to volunteer time or donate food items for this exceptional feast!

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