Giving Hope

at One Hope Church

Help bring hope to a family this Christmas.

Saturday, December 12 · New Orleans campus

Giving Hope is a free Christmas shopping day for families in need and foster families. It takes a whole team to pull it off, and there's a spot for you.

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Need help this Christmas? Apply for your family (opens in a new tab)

Two women on the serve team cheering with their arms up in the Giving Hope mall

Last year at Giving Hope

Christmas gifts given to children in the New Orleans area

children got Christmas gifts

parents decided to follow Jesus

That's what one Saturday morning can do.

Find where you fit.

  • A serve team member walking a shopper through the toy tables

    Shopping Host

    Stay with one family the whole morning, from check-in to the shopping floor to loading their car. You're their guide and a friendly face for the day.

  • A woman in a red sweater wrapping a gift

    Gift Wrapping

    Wrap every gift before it goes home, so it's ready to go under the tree.

  • Two guys carrying a big boxed gift outside

    Gift Loading

    Help families carry their gifts out to the car.

  • A serve team member checking in a family at a table

    Family Check-In & Directions

    Welcome families, confirm their registration, and get them to the right place.

  • Three women smiling in front of a gingerbread house backdrop

    Greeter & Parking

    Be the first friendly face people see, and help them park.

  • Kids playing in the kids room while their parents shop

    Childcare

    Kids & Students

    Care for kids in One Hope Kids while their parents shop.

  • Two girls dressed as elves at the toy tables

    Elves

    JV shopping helpers

    Our junior shopping helpers. They work alongside the hosts on the shopping floor.

  • The whole Giving Hope serve team posing together

    Anywhere needed

    Not sure where you fit? We'll put you where you're needed most.

You'll pick your spot when you sign up.

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What a family's morning looks like.

  1. Check in
  2. Snacks and connection with the serve team
  3. Shopping: every child gets four gifts and a Bible
  4. Hearing the gospel while the gifts are wrapped
  5. Gifts loaded into the car

Your Saturday.

  1. 7:45amTeam huddle (Main Auditorium)
  2. 8:00amServe team in place, ready to receive families
  3. 8:30amShopping group 1
  4. 9:15amShopping group 2
  5. 10:00amShopping group 3
  6. 10:45amShopping group 4
  7. 11:30amLast group finishes, reset for Sunday
  8. 12:30pmLunch, end of day

You're done by lunch.

The Giving Hope serve team gathered for a group photo in the mall

Why it matters.

Giving Hope is about more than a gift under the tree. When you serve, you get to share the hope of Jesus with every family that walks through the doors.

Giving Hope 2025

A few moments from last year.

  • Rows of toy tables set up like a mall, under the Giving Hope screen
  • Serve team members taking a selfie among the toys
  • A girl in an elf costume standing by a table of toys
  • Hands cutting wrapping paper with scissors
  • The team loading big red gift bags
  • Elves helping at the Barbie table
  • Four women in festive sweaters smiling together
  • A table of toys for ages 3 to 5

Bring a friend to serve.

I'm serving at Giving Hope on Saturday, December 12. Want to come with me? onehopechurch.com/giving-hope

More ways to be part of Giving Hope.

Need help this Christmas?

Shop for your kids' Christmas gifts, free.

Giving Hope is a free Christmas shopping morning on Saturday, December 12 for families in need and foster families. Fill out a short application, and if your family is selected, our team will be in touch with your shopping time.

Apply for your family (opens in a new tab)

Space is limited, so apply early.

Can't make it on the 12th?

Sponsor a child.

Give one child their Christmas, shopping on your own time.

  1. Pick up a packet at the Giving Hope table at your campus on Sunday, Nov 8, 15 or 22.
  2. Shop for the child in your packet.
  3. Bring the gifts back by Sunday, Nov 29.

Ask a friend to sponsor one too:

Want to sponsor a child for Christmas with me? Pick up a packet at the Giving Hope table at One Hope on Sunday, Nov 8, 15 or 22. onehopechurch.com/giving-hope