Next week will be drop-off week for the annual Samaritan Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoebox program.
Princeton First Baptist Church will once again be serving as the central drop-off location in the Christian Life Center located on Cave Street between West Main and Market Streets. Ruth Gray serves with the area organization as well as the chair of the First Baptist Ministry.
click to download audioGray explained there are different hours each day and anyone can volunteer to help part of those times or the entire time.
click to download audioGray noted last year they collected over 18,000 boxes during the week.
click to download audioGray added once the shoe boxes leave First Baptist they go to a processing plant and then shipped to other countries to be delivered to the children.
This year First Baptist has filled 2085 shoe boxes and according to church member Tanner Kilgore shipping has to be paid for each box. He is planning on holding a fundraiser to help pay the expenses for those boxes. He will be bringing his Porky’s grilling business to the First Baptist front lawn on Saturday, November 16th for a grilled pork chop sale with all proceeds going directly to the shoebox ministry at First Baptist.
click to download audioHe will be preparing the regular-size chops and the large butterfly chops with an option to make it a meal with chips and a drink. Pre-orders can be made through Friday at noon by calling 270-365-5591. Pre-orders have to be picked up by 2:00 pm. The pork chops will be ready at 10:00 am and will be available until he sells out. These are the same pock chops he sells at Black Patch. Kilgore shares why he thinks it is so important to help out with the shoe box ministry.
click to download audioFor more information, you can contact Ruth Gray at 270-836-8028.
