Lazarus House Ministries
Project Bethlehem

Project Bethlehem is a program sponsored by Lazarus House to help families in the Greater Lawrence area with gifts for Christmas. We contact families who are in need and ask for a wish list of items needed for Christmas gifts. The families are then "adopted" by compassionate people who are willing to purchase these items, individually wrap them and deliver them to Lazarus House, where they are distributed to the families just before Christmas.

In many cases, these are the only Christmas gifts these families will receive.

Last year, due to the generosity and kindness of many, 575 families were able to celebrate Christmas through Project Bethlehem.

If you are interested in participating in this wonderful program or would like additional information, please contact Mary Schank using the contact information below or submit our online Project Bethlehem Donation form.

Mary Schank
Project Bethlehem Coordinator
978-269-5204
Mary@lazarushouse.org

Project Bethlehem Guidelines

The following are suggestions for your Project Bethlehem family. As these are only guidelines, we rely on your goodness and judgment.

Purchasing Gifts

We ask that you please purchase at least one article of clothing, as well as what the family has requested. Please feel free to do as much as you want beyond that.

When each family is interviewed, we try to be conservative with what they have requested.

We will provide food for the family so you will not need to purchase any food.

Wrapping Gifts

Each gift should be individually wrapped and tagged with the individual's name on each gift. All gifts should be placed in either a large trash bag(s) or box(es). On the outside of the bag(s) or box(es), please place the Family Number you are assigned when you receive the information about your adopted family. If there is more than one box or bag, please put the Family Number on each bag or box and indicate 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3, etc.

Delivery Of Gifts

When you are notified regarding your adopted family, you will be given a drop-off date. Please try to deliver the packages on or before the assigned date. Below are locations & times where the gifts may be dropped off. (The Good Shepherd Center is the ideal drop-off location as this is the where our adopted families will be picking up their gifts).

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Schank at 978-269-5204 or email at Mary@LazarusHouse.org

Thank you for your generosity, kindness and giving spirit this holiday season. May God bless you for helping to make a child and his family's Christmas a little bit brighter.