Christmas Joy 2025
December 12 - December 13
Christmas Joy with the Garden City Food Pantry
Donation Info:
*Please see itemized needs list for 2025
- For financial donations, click here and click ‘Food Pantry’ from the dropdown.
- Gifts: Please donate clean, gently used or new gifts and games for ages 0-17. Donations can be dropped off in the Clothing Shoppe any time the church is open – during House of Prayer and Sunday Worship Celebrations.
- Two $50 grocery store gift cards.
- 250-300 cookies (dropped off by 9a Saturday, December 13th.)
Volunteer Info:
Friday, December 12th, 2-8pm & Saturday, December 13th, 10am-5pm
- This event will allow our food pantry community members to shop for gifts for their children, enjoy snacks and fellowship, and children can make a Christmas craft. Help us share the love of Jesus during this Christmas season!
- Proverbs 19:17- “whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed”
- There are at least 35 volunteer opportunities per block on Saturday. Every team is important. We encourage you to invite your family and friends to serve alongside you. Please fill out the volunteer and donation form once you are able to commit. Please find your own replacement in the event of needing to cancel.
- Please direct any questions to Darcie McKenzie at foodpantry@gardencitychurch.tv.
Children & Youth at Christmas Joy!
We believe Christmas Joy is the perfect opportunity for children & teens to come alongside their families and live out Proverbs 19:17!
Volunteers are welcome (and encouraged!) to bring their school-age and above children with them while serving. Please register all volunteers ages 13+. Children ages 6-12 that will be serving with you do not need registered.
For children Kindergarten and below, volunteers may register for childcare for their specific time block on Saturday. We can take up to 10 volunteer children per time block. YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE AND THESE SLOTS ARE FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED.
Click here to register for Volunteer Childcare for children Kindergarten and below.