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Christ Place Church bringing neighbors together with Operation Christmas Child

Christ Place Church mobilization team Amandah McCann, right, George Thomasson and Sydney Mugume open boxes of items to be gifted to needy children as part of Operation Christmas Child Thursday, Oct. 18 at the South Hall church. The church is doing a different spin on Operation Christmas Child by setting everything up for people to pack boxes in the parking lots of stores. - photo by Scott Rogers

10202018 BOXES 1.jpg — Christ Place Church mobilization team Amandah McCann, right, George Thomasson and Sydney Mugume open boxes of items to be gifted to needy children as part of Operation Christmas Child Thursday, Oct. 18 at the South Hall church. The church is doing a different spin on Operation Christmas Child by setting everything up for people to pack boxes in the parking lots of stores. - photo by Scott Rogers

These days, George Thomasson spends his days weaving through towers of boxes as he prepares for Operation Christmas Child at Christ Place Church in Flowery Branch.