Below is a list of 2025 Christmas Compassion Projects at various Bayside campuses:
Help make a difference in the life of a senior. Bayside is partnering with Silver Wishes
to bring a 4ft Christmas tree to seniors in need. Please join us in our efforts to make
Christmas special for seniors by donating cozy throw blankets, slippers, and robes to go with our gifted trees.
Gift Deadline: November 30
Contact Shaun Sanassarian at Shauns@baysideonline.com with any questions.
We are partnering with Keatonâs Alliance to ensure kids with cancer get a gift this Christmas.
We are also partnering with Keatonâs for their annual Holly Jolly Party on December 4.
Get Involved!
Stop by the booth, choose a childâs age group, and buy a gift for that child.
Gift Deadline: All wrapped gifts with tags are November 30.
Contact us with any questions.
Bayside Location: Granite Bay
Help spread the good news of Godâs love to children in need by packing a shoebox full of simple gifts and sending it off with a prayer, you can be a part of transforming an entire family and communities around the world.
Get Involved! Stop by our booth after service to pick up your OCC box and instructions.
Gift Deadline: All boxes are due November 16
To download the instructions on how to pack your box, click here.
For a full list of countries boxes are sent to, click here.
Bayside Location: Granite Bay, Blue Oaks, Folsom, Auburn, Adventure, El Dorado Hills
We are partnering with CASA to help provide a wrapped gift for neglected or abused kids in our region.
Get Involved! Stop by the booth, select a childâs age, and purchase a gift for them.
Gift Deadline: All wrapped gifts with tags attached are due by November 30.
Bayside Location: Granite Bay
Nothing brings a smile to a kidâs face like getting a bicycle for Christmas. Help us make this wish come true as we support Foster Youth, Kids with Cancer, and kids in the Sacramento Area
Get Involved! Text BIKE to 56316 to make your donation today.
Gift Deadline: November 30
Bayside Location: Granite Bay, Blue Oaks, Adventure, Folsom
Help us provide sleeping bags and clean underwear to the homeless in our community and throughout the region. We will be distributing these items throughout the months ahead.
Get Involved! Simply bring these items to the booth and they will take care of the rest.
Gift Deadline: November 30
Bayside Location: Granite Bay
Open during mall hours November 28 â Christmas Eve.
We are spreading holiday joy by offering free gift wrapping at the Galleria Mall. When you walk out of Macys on the first floor into the mall, we will be down the hallway to the left toward the JC Penney Garage.
Get Involved! Text WRAP to 56316.
Grab a bag at our booth and help us fill a bag to give hope to someone that is in the process of fighting cancer. These bags will be distributed throughout Chemo Wards in the area and region.
All bags due back by December 1
Bayside Location: Adventure
Our church has committed to providing 160 local foster youth and teens with their personal Christmas wishes. Please help us to fulfill these wishes. Stop by the Christmas trees in the lobby at our Adventure campus to pick a gift tag with a childâs name and gifts. Every effort makes a difference; every smile for these worthy children counts.
Due November 30th.
Contact Michelle.Kopkash@baysideonline.com
Bayside Location: Adventure
Care Packs will help newborns in emergency foster care placements &  vulnerable moms in our community, and will include diapers, wipes, and other essential items needed in the first few weeks of life. Theyâll be distributed to Bayside foster families caring for emergency placements, local hospitals through Jackie & Jason Walkerâs new foundation, and through The Alliance: Defending the Cause of Kids & Families.
Due November 30.
Bayside Location: Adventure
Bayside is partnering with The Salt Mine in Lincoln to distribute hundreds of Thanksgiving & Christmas meal boxes to locals experiencing food insecurity. Join us during these meaningful curbside food distribution events. Volunteers are needed. Donât miss it!
Volunteer Dates: Saturday, November 22nd and December 13th
Text MEALS to 56316 for the sign-up link.
Contact michelle.kopkash@volunteer.baysideonline.com with questions.
Bayside Location: Adventure
BE A BUDDY AT BAYSIDEâS FOSTER YOUTH RESPITE NIGHT
Carechella is designed to help foster parents have a small break while their kids are treated to fun. This Christmas-themed evening revolves around crafts, games, and pizza. We need more volunteers who have a heart for children and would like to be a âbuddyâ to a foster child at this quarterly event.
Volunteer Date: Friday, December 12th
Text CARECHELLA to 56316 to volunteer. For information about Baysideâs Foster Care Ministry offerings, text FAM to 56316.
*Free fingerprint service will be offered in the lobby on Nov. 9th at our Adventure Campus.
Provide basic supplies for unhoused adults & youth entering emergency foster placements. All supplies will be donated through the Alliance.
All donations due by November 30th.
Bayside Location: Adventure
The Love Project is an initiative to bring the church into the community. We do this through supporting clubs at 6 local HS campuses, caring for school staff, our food and clothing pantry at West Park HS, and many other ways. By partnering with us, you are helping bring the gospel to people who may never step into a church on their own.
Bayside Location:Blue Oaks
Questions? Contact us at blueoaks@baysideonline.com
