How we started

Our love for Operation Christmas Child grew as we began buying items in bulk for church packing parties and our own shoebox gifts. From this passion and the guidance of the Holy Spirit sprang the idea of The GO Store— a store where everyone can benefit from bulk pricing and ease of a one-stop shop for building shoebox gifts.

God has grown the original mission of The GO Store greatly in the past few years. It is now open year-round helping local individuals, ministries and nonprofits. The store also has year-round volunteers, encouraging individuals to grow in areas they are passionate about, including crafting, repurposing, sorting, pricing, to name a few. 

The Go Store added Kim Fox as co-director in 2019.  With former employment in management and ministry, she excels in leadership and coordinating ministry efforts at the store.  She is involved in many operations that allow the ministry to thrive.  She has volunteered for OCC for years before her employment and is passionate in improving the dynamics of the store to ensure customers have a great experience.

Erica Cason

Co-director of The Go Store, Erica founded the non-profit in 2016.  After opening seasonally for the first two years Operation Christmas child, Erica began full-time ministry with the store at its current downtown Conway location.  She completes business decision making, marketing tasks, and inventory purchases for the store.  Erica is passionate about Operation Christmas Child and local volunteer involvement at The Go Store. 

Josie Cason

Josie has been a part of The Go Store family since she was born in 2016.  Josie spends her time at the store crafting and assisting Grandma Margaret with her jewelry endeavors.  Josie is passionate about packing shoeboxes, learning how to run the register, mac and cheese lunches, and rest times with Grandma.  

Kim Fox

Kim has worked at the store since 2019, assuming the position of co-director in 2020.  With former employment in both management and ministry, Kim excels in leadership and coordinating ministry efforts at the store.  She is also involved with many operations that allow the ministry to thrive and honor God including staffing, improvement of policies and procedures, and employee training and education.   Kim is passionate in improving the dynamics of the store to ensure customers have an experience that honors God.

Bob Huber

Bob has volunteered at the store since 2019.  He completes many responsibilities including testing all electronic donations, helping with incoming donations, repairing broken donations, store maintenance and upkeep, and pricing retail OCC items.  Bob has a wide range of mechanical and construction experience and is gifted in many areas that allow the store to function well.  Bob loves serving and assisting in any way he can to be helpful in the spread of the Gospel and love of Christ.

Margaret Huber

Margaret has volunteered at the store since 2019.  She helps run the register and greet customers, as well as operating an extensive jewelry display.  Margaret uses her creative gifting to give the store income from jewelry donations, as well as donating her own jewelry for sale at the store.  Margaret is passionate about Operation Christmas Child and uses her excellence in creativity to help the ministry prosper.  Her love for the store ‘family’ has earned her the title as Grandma Margaret.

Debbie Merritt

Debbie has volunteered at The Go Store since early 2018.  She sorts and prices all of the donations and separates items into seasons and the various holidays.  Debbie has volunteered in the past in other ministries and specializes in detail oriented, organizational planning to provide the ministry growth and success.  Debbie’s diligence and her daily devotion to her work at the store allows the store to operate from sales of donated items. 

Carol Mills

Carol has been a volunteer in the store since 2021.  Carol is in charge of putting together materials, crafting, and organizing the yearly boxes The Go Store packs for OCC.  She relocated from Dyersburg, TN where she led a group of women in crafting for OCC shoe boxes. Carol is gifted in leading others, finding ways to utilize donations to create unique and high quality shoe box gifts, and spreading her passion for OCC boxes to others.

TerrI Scharn

Terri has volunteered since 2021 by greeting customers, running the register, and completing many behind the scenes tasks including pricing, organization, inventory counting, cleaning, and stocking new items.  Terri’s sweet spirit demonstrates the love of Christ to customers and staff and exhibits the grace and compassion of Jesus.  Her willingness to help with any task is very beneficial to the store and its mission.

Verlyn Scharn

Verlyn has been a volunteer at the store since 2017.  He has assisted in inventory organization, store systems and appearance improvement, as well as stocking and pricing merchandise.  Verlyn uses his task-focused and detail oriented mindset to help the store operate at maximum efficiency.  His gifting helps the store perform successfully to help reach more customers and children with the Gospel of Christ.