
Everyone deserves a place to call home at the holidays. For our clients, this time of year is challenging, spent without a home and in many cases away from family or friends. We want to offer them a season filled with hope, love and a sense of belonging. Out of an abundance of caution in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, our Thanksgiving and Christmas banquets will look different, without our many cherished volunteers who join us to serve. Though we cannot gather at the Mission, we want to continue to find ways for you to be involved and together we can make this year truly special.


Christmas in a Box
Sponsorship Level – $100
Please join us in crafting a memorable holiday experience for our clients by engaging as a Table Sponsor. Each box provides for 4 clients. Table sponsors will be supplied with a box to fill with festive Christmas items including table decorations, place settings and dessert for 8, among others. Items provided will be placed at each clients Christmas Banquet table to provide a full and festive holiday experience.
Group Box Pick Up: Dec. 11, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
City Rescue Mission – Administration Office
800 W California, Oklahoma City, OK 73107
(Please ring the bell for assistance)
*NOTE* If you are unable to pick up your box at this time, you may pick up your box any weekday from Dec. 14 to Dec. 23 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Box Drop Off : Dec. 23, 7:30am – 3:30pm
City Rescue Mission – Administration Office
800 W California, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(Please ring the bell for assistance)
What Goes In The Box?
Our intent is for our clients to feel part of your holiday table and that they are having a shared experience with you. To that end, we strongly encourage you to make the decorative items you choose to include fun, festive and personal. Please include the following items in your box:
- 1 Christmas centerpiece (required)
- Additional Christmas decorative items (optional)
- 4 festive placemats (required; please only include placemats, dining utensils, plates, etc. are not necessary). These can be very simple and handmade. A great opportunity with kids to color!
- 8 single serving individually wrapped desserts. Please note: we will not be able to refrigerate any desserts, so select items that are shelf stable and that can be stored at room temperature.
- We will include 8 "encouragement cards" in your box for you to fill out and return to be placed on the table for our clients to find at the meal. Please feel free to fill these cards with notes of encouragement, prayers, special Bible verses, etc.!
- We will also include blank recipe cards for you to fill out and return with your favorite holiday recipes. The recipes submitted will be complied into a cookbook that will be given to our clients moving into new housing.
Important Note
For health and safety reasons, we will not be able to return any of the items you donate in your box. Please keep this in mind as you assemble the contents of your box.

Christmas Wish Store
Christmas time can be stressful for parents who want to provide their kids with presents on the big day. And it can be especially challenging for people like our clients who are working hard to turn their lives around. Through the Christmas Wish Store our parents are able to “shop” for gifts for their kids, have them wrapped and—the best part—it enables the parents to give special gifts to their kids.
Help us stock the shelves by donating new, unwrapped gifts for children ages birth to 18. Please click below to view our gift guidelines, or use the Amazon list for quick online shopping.
Gift Donation Drop Off
December 7th – 11th between 8am and 5pm
City Rescue Mission (Shartel Entrance)
800 W California
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Gift Guidelines
We want our kids to feel special and we want our parents to be able to provide fun and memorable gifts to their children.
- Donated gifts should be suitable for children age birth to 18
- Gifts should be new and unwrapped
- Please refrain from donating the following: messy arts and craft(paints, sand, slime, etc.); roller blades/skates; bicycles, scooters, skateboards; toy guns of any sort including Nerf guns

12 Days of Christmas Giving
When the time comes for our clients to move into housing we want to provide them with everything they need for a fresh start. You can help us by donating home essentials like towels, dishes and more. Please click below to view the full list of 12 Christmas Gifts, or use the Amazon list for quick online shopping.
Donation Drop Off
December 14th – 18th between 8am and 5pm
City Rescue Mission (Shartel Entrance)
800 W California
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
12 Gifts List
We ask that all donated items on this list be new and unwrapped.
- A small kitchen appliance (toaster, coffee maker, or microwave)
- New Coffee Mugs
- A set of pots and pans
- Hand Towels
- Dinner plates
- Bath Towels
- Water glasses
- Cereal bowls
- Bed linens (all sizes)
- Cleaning products
- A set of tupperware
- A set of silverware