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OCC 2025: Total now 2923, three days to go

From Mark Fudge

Friday was another busy day of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift collections at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene. Several hundred boxes were added on Friday, bringing the total going into Saturday morning 2,923 shoebox gifts collected in Adair County thus far.

The Columbia First Church of the Nazarene is the central drop off location for Adair County and the Green River area.

OCC shoebox donations will be accepted on the following days/hours:
  • Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 9amCT to 11amCT
  • Sunday, November 23, 2025 from 1pmCT to 3pmCT
  • Monday, November 24, 2025 from 8amCT to 10amCT
The First Church of the Nazarene/Wheet Fellowship Hall is located at 1200 Jamestown Street Columbia, KY.




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OCC 2025: Angie Pierce



2025-11-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Angie Pierce shops year round looking for items for her shoebox gifts. She came by Friday morning for her annual drop off during National Collection Week.

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OCC 2025: Ace Rich



2025-11-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Ace Rich was busy Friday shopping with his grandmother Alterine Hadley, purchasing all kinds of great items for his shoebox gift. Ace dropped off this beautiful shoebox gift on Friday morning, November 21, 2025.

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OCC 2025: Teresa Gaskins



2025-11-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge.
Teresa Gaskins of the Faith Independent Church made the first drop off of the day on Friday, November 21, 2025. OCC National Collection week runs through Monday, November 24, 2025.

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