YOU'RE INVITED TO APPLY FOR GIVING HOPE
Whether you’ve shopped with us before or this is your first time hearing about Giving Hope, we’d love to welcome you for a parents’ night out this Christmas!
The week of December 7, we’ll turn Central Church into a Christmas store where you can choose gifts your kids will love, free of charge. Before you shop, we’ll share a short story about the hope we’ve found in Jesus. Then a personal shopper will help you find gifts, and you can enjoy refreshments while we wrap them for you.
The week of December 7, we’ll turn Central Church into a Christmas store where you can choose gifts your kids will love, free of charge. Before you shop, we’ll share a short story about the hope we’ve found in Jesus. Then a personal shopper will help you find gifts, and you can enjoy refreshments while we wrap them for you.
WHO IS GIVING HOPE FOR?
Giving Hope welcomes invited families at every income level. There are no income requirements, and you don’t have to attend Central Church. You do need to live within 15 miles of the location where you’ll shop. This year we have 3 locations. Our Augusta Campus, China Campus and a location in Gardiner TBA.
WHICH APPLICATION SHOULD I FILL OUT?
REGULAR APPLICATION
Fill this out if you’re new to Giving Hope or have participated for one or two years.
WAITLIST APPLICATION
Fill this out if you’ve participated in Giving Hope for three or more years.
Giving Hope is an invitation-only program. This invitation and application link are for your family only. Please keep the link private, PLEASE DO NOT SHARE the invitation or post it on social media.
Fill this out if you’re new to Giving Hope or have participated for one or two years.
WAITLIST APPLICATION
Fill this out if you’ve participated in Giving Hope for three or more years.
Giving Hope is an invitation-only program. This invitation and application link are for your family only. Please keep the link private, PLEASE DO NOT SHARE the invitation or post it on social media.
HELPFUL INFORMATION
WHAT CAN I EXPECT AT GIVING HOPE
Shopping for Christmas can take time so plan to spend 60–90 minutes with us. Giving Hope is a parents’ night out, so please come without your children. You’re welcome to bring a guest.
We’ll turn the church into a big Christmas store filled with gifts for kids. After you check in, a personal shopper will help you pick out gifts your children will love. The gifts you choose are provided by Central Church at no cost to you.
Gift wrapping is part of our program. You get to choose your wrapping paper and fill out the gift tags. Our team will wrap your gifts while you enjoy refreshments. Before you leave, we’ll put all your gifts in bags and load them into your car.
HOW DOES THE WAIT LIST WORK?
If your family has attended Giving Hope for three or more years, we're asking you to use the waitlist application this year.
We know this may be a change for your family. After the first week of Giving Hope ends, we have lots of gifts remaining, and we would love to make those available to additional families.
If you are on the waitlist, we may contact you if gifts are available.
We’ll begin contacting waitlist families on December 1, in the order we received their applications. Waitlist shopping takes place immediately after the week of Giving Hope.
We typically serve more than 150 children from the waitlist each year. However we cannot guarantee that we will be able to serve everyone on the waitlist.
We know this may be a change for your family. After the first week of Giving Hope ends, we have lots of gifts remaining, and we would love to make those available to additional families.
If you are on the waitlist, we may contact you if gifts are available.
We’ll begin contacting waitlist families on December 1, in the order we received their applications. Waitlist shopping takes place immediately after the week of Giving Hope.
We typically serve more than 150 children from the waitlist each year. However we cannot guarantee that we will be able to serve everyone on the waitlist.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOUR APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED
Once you submit your application, our team will review it. Your family must be approved before you can schedule a shopping time.
If approved, you'll receive a link to choose an available appointment at the location closest to you.
Shopping appointments will be available at:
Your family's place is reserved once your shopping appointment is approved and you've received confirmation. Application approval alone does not guarantee a shopping appointment.
If approved, you'll receive a link to choose an available appointment at the location closest to you.
Shopping appointments will be available at:
- Central Church Augusta Campus
- Central Church China Campus
- A location in Gardiner
Your family's place is reserved once your shopping appointment is approved and you've received confirmation. Application approval alone does not guarantee a shopping appointment.
GIVING HOPE 2026 APPLICATION
You and your family are also welcome at our Christmas services! We'll have a kids program, and you'll receive an invitation with all the details.