Christmas Hope & AnGel Tree
Every December, our church family does something simple and powerful: we make sure no family goes without a meal — and no child goes without a gift — at Christmas.
Christmas Hope is Coast City Church's annual holiday initiative, bringing together two expressions of generosity under one roof. Through Christmas Hope, local families in Oceanside receive a full holiday meal delivered to their door, and that same generosity extends through our global partners to families in 30+ locations around the world. Through Angel Tree, we step in for incarcerated parents — buying specific gifts for their children and delivering them on the parent's behalf, so every child wakes up on Christmas morning knowing they were thought of. This is Christmas the way it was meant to be — not just celebrated, but shared.
Give a Meal
The most direct way to participate is to sponsor a meal. Every dollar goes to feed a real family — locally in Oceanside or globally through our mission partners.
Local Meal — $40 Sponsors one full holiday meal delivered to a family in our community here in Oceanside. We're believing for200 local mealsthis year.
Global Meal — $20 Sponsors one holiday meal distributed through our global partners in one of 30+ locations around the world. We're believing for 500 global meals this year.
You can give toward one meal, a few, or as many as you feel led — every gift makes a direct difference.
Volunteer
Generosity isn't just financial — it's personal. Our Christmas Hope volunteer team is the hands and feet that make December 12 happen, from packing meals to wrapping Angel Tree gifts to sending invitations to families in need. If you want to show up and serve, we'd love to have you on the team. Volunteer opportunities include:
- Meal packing and assembly
- Delivery drivers and route teams
- Angel Tree gift sorting and delivery
- Family check-in and coordination
- Prayer and hospitality
Angel Tree Gifts
Angel Tree is one of the most meaningful things we do all year. When a parent is incarcerated, their kids can feel the weight of that absence most at Christmas. Angel Tree gives our church family a chance to step into that gap — shopping for specific gifts requested by a real child in North County, so they wake up on Christmas morning knowing their parent was thinking of them. Last year, our church covered 55 kids from North County. We're believing for more this year.
Here's how it works: each child on the Angel Tree has their own tag with their name, age, and a personal wish list — items they actually asked for. Starting in November, you come in, pick a tag, go shop for that specific child, and bring the gifts back to us. Our team and church family then wrap and label every gift, and they're delivered to each family alongside a Christmas Hope meal on December 12.
It's not a generic toy drive. You're shopping for a real kid — their wishlist, their name on the tag, their face on Christmas morning.
Tags will be available to select in November.
