{"id":254013,"date":"2024-08-07T15:15:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T19:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=254013"},"modified":"2025-10-14T09:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:39:17","slug":"christian-school-challenge-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/christian-school-challenge-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian School Challenge 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<main>        \r\n        <div id=\"eop\" class=\"trigger io\">\r\n            <!-- DO NOT MOVE. THIS IS USED TO TELL IO WHEN THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE IS IN THE VIEWPORT -->\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <header class=\"response\">\r\n            <hgroup class=\"space-small\">\r\n                <div id=\"year-box\">\r\n                    <span id=\"year\">2024<\/span>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"paint-stroke\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/24877-Christian-Schools-Campaign\/img\/paint-stroke.png\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <h1>Christian School Challenge \r\n                    <\/h1>\r\n                <h2>Show Your Operation Christmas Child Spirit to Win a&#160;Trip!<\/h2>\r\n                \r\n                <a class=\"primary button mobile\" href=\"#accept\">Accept the Challenge<\/a>\r\n                <a href=\"\/operation-christmas-child\/christian-schools-challenge-terms-and-conditions\/\" class=\"terms-link mobile\">Terms and Conditions<\/a>\r\n                <div id=\"above-the-top\">\r\n                    <!-- THIS CAN BE ANYWHERE INSIDE OF <main> -->\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/hgroup>\r\n            \r\n            <!--VIDEO CONTAINER DO NOT LAZY LOAD VIDEOS IN THE MAIN HEADER-->\r\n            <figure class=\"video-container\">\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"video1\" id=\"video1\" style=\"position: relative; display: block;\">\r\n                    <div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\r\n                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/players.sardius.media\/82aD088d0aAbEF4\/dotorg\/asset\/6360053608112\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;border:0;\"><\/iframe>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <noscript>\r\n                        <div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video<\/div>\r\n                <\/noscript>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n        <\/header>\r\n        \r\n        <section id=\"overview\" class=\"space\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n            <div id=\"has-sticky-sidebar\" class=\"space\">\r\n                \r\n               <!-- <aside class=\"sticky-sidebar desktop\">\r\n                    <div class=\"card space-small\">\r\n                        <article>\r\n                            <a class=\"primary button\" style=\"margin-top: 0;\" href=\"#accept\">Accept the Challenge<\/a>\r\n                            <a href=\"\/operation-christmas-child\/christian-schools-challenge-terms-and-conditions\/\" class=\"terms-link\">Terms and Conditions<\/a>\r\n                        <\/article>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/aside> -->\r\n\r\n                <p class=\"bigger-text\">Thank you for your interest in Operation Christmas Child. <strong>The 2024 Christian School Challenge has concluded, but your school can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/what-we-do\/operation-christmas-child\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;\">pack gift-filled shoeboxes<\/a> for children in need at any time!<\/strong> <\/p>\r\n                \r\n                <hr>\r\n\r\n<!--\r\n                <p>Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be part of the excitement of handing out Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to boys and girls in&#160;need?<\/p> \r\n                \r\n                <p>This year, Samaritan\u2019s Purse will be sending three people from three Christian schools on the trip of a lifetime, and entering to win this special experience couldn't be&#160;easier!<\/p>\r\n\r\n                <ol id=\"actions\">\r\n                    <li>\r\n                        Inspire your school community to pack more shoebox gifts than you did last year. <a href=\"#accept\" style=\"display: inline;\">Register today<\/a> by filling out the form below. You\u2019ll receive 50 free shoeboxes just for&#160;registering!\r\n                        \r\n                        <p style=\"font-size: .7em;\">If you have already accepted the challenge, visit the <a href=\"\/operation-christmas-child\/christian-schools-challenge-confirmation\/\" style=\"font-weight:  inherit;\">Christian Schools Challenge participation&#160;page<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem;\">\r\n                        Upload an original work of art showing your school\u2019s Operation Christmas Child spirit. Winners will be chosen based on creativity, enthusiasm&#8212;and most importantly, a focus on the Gospel of Jesus&#160;Christ.\r\n                        <a class=\"secondary button\" href=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 1em;\">Participation Page<\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                    <li>Report number of shoebox gifts packed in 2024 to validate your entry in the contest. This number must be greater than your 2023 total to be eligible to&#160;win.<\/li>\r\n                <\/ol>\r\n\r\n                <p>By Nov. 25, the last day of National Collection Week 2024, Samaritan's Purse will notify three schools of their opportunity to bring a student and parent chosen by the school, together with their project leader, on an Operation Christmas Child trip in&#160;2025!<\/p>\r\n-->\r\n                \r\n                <p><\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n        \r\n<!--\r\n        <section class=\"shoebox-background\">\r\n            <article class=\"space full-lg\">\r\n                <header>\r\n                    <hgroup id=\"accept\">\r\n                        <h2><span class=\"step\">STEP 1:<\/span>Accept the Challenge<\/h2>\r\n                    <\/hgroup>\r\n                <\/header>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"free-shoebox-graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/24877-Christian-Schools-Campaign\/img\/50-free-shoeboxes-graphic.png\">\r\n                <p>Submit the following form, and <em>we'll send you 50 complimentary shoeboxes to help start your school's packing efforts<\/em>. <strong>To be eligible for shoeboxes, the form must be submitted by Oct. 18. Entries are, however, welcome until Nov.&#160;22<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                <p>If you have already accepted the challenge, visit the <a href=\"\/operation-christmas-child\/christian-schools-challenge-confirmation\/\">Christian Schools Challenge participation&#160;page<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n                \r\n                 <div class=\"space form-container\">\r\n                    [gravityform id=\"320\" title=\"true\"]\r\n                <\/div> \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/article>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n-->\r\n        \r\n \r\n        \r\n        <section>\r\n            <article class=\"space full-lg\">\r\n                <header>\r\n                    <hgroup id=\"accept\">\r\n                        <h2>See other schools that have accepted the&#160;challenge!<\/h2>\r\n                    <\/hgroup>\r\n                <\/header>\r\n                <ul class=\"accepted-schools\">\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Alamance Christian School <span class=\"state\">(Graham, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Antioch Christian Academy <span class=\"state\">(Lumberton, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Bal-Perazim Christian Academy <span class=\"state\">(Fayetteville, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Beacon Christian Academy <span class=\"state\">(Kitty Hawk, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Brittain Academy of North Carolina <span class=\"state\">(High Point, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Calvary Christian Academy <span class=\"state\">(Charlotte, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Carolina Bible Institute and Seminary <span class=\"state\">(Pine Level, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Elizabethtown Christian Academy <span class=\"state\">(Elizabethtown, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Faith Christian Academy <span class=\"state\">(McLeansville, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Good Shepherd Christian School <span class=\"state\">(Charlotte, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Gospel Light Christian School <span class=\"state\">(Walkertown, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Haywood Christian Academy <span class=\"state\">(Waynesville, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">HOPE Academy <span class=\"state\">(Concord, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Lake Norman Christian School <span class=\"state\">(Davidson, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Myrtle Grove Christian School <span class=\"state\">(Wilmington, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <li class=\"school\">Preschool of Sandhills Classical Christian School <span class=\"state\">(Southern Pines, NC)<\/span><\/li>\r\n                    <!--<a href=\"\" class=\"secondary button\">Load More Schools<\/a>-->\r\n                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/article>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n        \r\n        <section class=\"space\">\r\n            <article>\r\n                <p><strong>Samaritan's Purse is pleased to partner with the Association of Christian Schools International&#160;(ACSI). <\/strong><\/p>\r\n                <div style=\"width: min(100%, var(--ch-unit)* 62);\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"asci-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/24877-Christian-Schools-Campaign\/img\/ACSI-logo.png\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/article>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n    <\/main> \r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2024 Christian School Challenge Show Your Operation Christmas Child Spirit to Win a&#160;Trip! 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