Bring the Light This Christmas

This holiday season, we’re partnering with local organizations to shine hope and joy in our community. Whether you want to donate gifts, serve a meal, or volunteer your time, there’s a way for everyone to make a difference.

Join us during this special time to come together and care for those around us. Explore the opportunities below to give, serve, and support families in need this season.

Grace Care Center

Each Christmas, the Grace Care Center transforms into a joyful Christmas Store where parents can “shop” for new, unwrapped toys to give their children—at no cost. It’s a beautiful way to build community and share the hope of Jesus.

How You Can Help

  • Donate: New, unwrapped toys
  • Serve: Assist at the Christmas Store (December 20 & 21)
  • Who: Adults, Students, Families (age 6+), Small Groups

Your generosity helps families experience joy, hope, and the love of Christ this Christmas.

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Food 4 Souls

Food 4 Souls serves our neighbors experiencing homelessness by offering meals, showers, and hope through the love of Christ. This season, you can make a tangible impact by helping fund their new Rinse & Restore Mobile Shower Unit or by serving alongside them preparing & serving meals.

How You Can Help

  • Donate: Give toward the Rinse & Restore Mobile Shower Unit
  • Serve: Prep & serve meals (December 14)
  • Who: Adults, Students (age 15+)

Together, we can bring warmth, dignity, and connection to those who need it most.

Hands of Hope

Hands of Hope supports and encourages foster families throughout our community. This Christmas, join us in assembling and delivering Foster Family Gift Baskets to show appreciation, create fun memories, and strengthen relationships.

Suggested items include:
Games, fun food or snacks, gift cards, books, candles, and other fun or cozy items. Feel free to create a themed basket—but it’s not required!

How You Can Help:

  • Donate: Items for foster family gift baskets
  • Serve: Deliver baskets to foster families in your area
  • Who: Families (all ages) and small groups

Each basket is a small act of kindness that carries a big message of love and belonging. You’ll be connected with a foster, kinship, or adoptive family who lives near you.

Contact: Josie Deane for more details on how to get involved.

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Operation Christmas Child

Join us in sharing the love of Jesus with children around the world through Operation Christmas Child. Each shoebox filled with gifts and essentials is a tangible reminder that a child is known, valued, and loved.

How You Can Help

  • Donate: Filled shoeboxes between November 9–23
  • Serve: During National Collection Week (November 17–24)
  • Who: Adults, Students, Families (All Ages)

You can pick up a shoebox and instructions in the Grace Fishers lobby starting Sunday, November 9.

Every box helps shine the light of Christ into the lives of children around the globe.

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Shepherd Community Center

Partner with Shepherd Community Center to serve families in Indianapolis through meals, toys, and Christmas celebrations that bring lasting joy.

How You Can Help

  • Donate: New, unwrapped toys (November 1–Dececember 17)
  • Serve: Choose from the opportunities below
  • Who: Adults, Families (6+), Small Groups

Serving Opportunities

  • Thanksgiving Basket Delivery – Saturday, November 22 | 11 am–2 pm
  • Prepare & Deliver Meals – Thursday, November 27 | 8 am–12 pm
  • Christmas Festival – Saturday, December 13 | 1–3 pm
  • Christmas Store – Dec 19–22 | Sign up for 1.5-hour shifts between 8 am–8 pm

Every meal, gift, and smile you offer helps illuminate the love of Jesus in practical ways.

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Celebrate the Light of Christmas with Us

Come celebrate the hope and joy of Jesus’ birth with your family and friends at Grace Fishers Church. Through meaningful worship, candlelight, and a message of love and renewal, we’ll reflect on The Light of Christmas.

Service Times
December 23 | 6 pm
December 24 | 2, 4, & 6 pm

Join us in person or watch online.
Let’s celebrate the light that changes everything—together.
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