Pumpkin Patch Hours and Events
Public Hours
Saturday October 7th - Opening Day and Craft Fair
Public Hours
The patch is open every day to the general public with no entry fee Oct 7th through Oct 31st! Please be mindful of our hours. Make sure you play safe and have fun.
Monday thru Friday 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sunday 11:00am - 7:00pm
Field Trips
Saturday October 7th - Opening Day and Craft Fair
Public Hours
Trying to think of seasonal activities for your pre-school and elementary aged group? This is the one! We've thought of everything from start to finish and the kids love it! For more information contact pumpkinpatchjax@gmail.com
Saturday October 7th - Opening Day and Craft Fair
Saturday October 7th - Opening Day and Craft Fair
Saturday October 14th - Family Food Drive Give Away
Join us for our season opening, fall craft fair, and car cruise-in! Saturday, October 7th from 10:00am -2:00pm. It's always a ton of fun including bounce houses, free lunch, photos opportunities and much more! Free to the public!
For vendor, crafter or marketer information, contact secretary@iofumc.org
Saturday October 14th - Family Food Drive Give Away
Saturday October 21st - Operation Christmas Child 10am - 12:00pm
Saturday October 14th - Family Food Drive Give Away
The Isle of Faith Mission Team has been collecting food and hygiene items to package up and give away starting at 11am until all supplies are distributed.
Saturday October 21st - Operation Christmas Child 10am - 12:00pm
Saturday October 21st - Operation Christmas Child 10am - 12:00pm
Saturday October 21st - Operation Christmas Child 10am - 12:00pm
Join us at the patch in demonstrating the blessing of spreading joy to less fortunate children the world over. We will be providing gifts for children at the patch to pack into boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
** If you would like to donate any school supplies, toys, or personal care items, we will have a donation box there as well.
Saturday October 21st - Petting Zoo 11am - 1pm
Saturday October 21st - Operation Christmas Child 10am - 12:00pm
Saturday October 21st - Operation Christmas Child 10am - 12:00pm
The Barnyard Bunch will be at the Patch from 11am-1pm. Bring the whole family to explore, hold, and feed some of God's creatures!
Tentative: Wednesday October 18th - Praise in the Patch
Tentative: Wednesday October 18th - Praise in the Patch
Tentative: Wednesday October 18th - Praise in the Patch
Join us for a special time of singing and hearing the gospel. Bring a lawn chair, friends and family!
Sunday October 29th - Trunk or Treat
Tentative: Wednesday October 18th - Praise in the Patch
Tentative: Wednesday October 18th - Praise in the Patch
Join us for this fun, family friendly, safe alternative to trick-or-treating! This year our trunk-or-treat will be held on October 29th, starting at 7:00pm. If you're interested in decorating your trunk, please do! Just make sure it's family friendly ;)
Pumpkin Patch Volunteer Opportunities
Saturday 9/23 and 9/30 - Pumpkin Patch Set Up
Saturday 9/23 and 9/30 - Pumpkin Patch Set Up
Saturday 9/23 and 9/30 - Pumpkin Patch Set Up
It's Patch Set Up Time!
Come Out and Join Us!
We need help with the following:
All Pumpkin Rack Set Up
All Photo Op Set Up
Patch Decorations
Lights Set Up
Snack Shack Set Up
WE NEED LOTS OF HELP AND LOTS OF TOOLS!
** Please email confirmation to Teresa Friley prior to the event **
1821 San Pablo Road S
Teres Friley Patch Coordinator (330-319-5024)
Pumpkin Unloading
Saturday 9/23 and 9/30 - Pumpkin Patch Set Up
Saturday 9/23 and 9/30 - Pumpkin Patch Set Up
Pumpkins are coming! Pumpkins are coming!
Come Out and Help Us Unload the Truck!
We need help on the following dates:
Thursday 10/05 at 5pm
Thursday 10/12 at 5pm
Thursday 10/19 at 5pm
Thursday 10/26 at 5pm
High School Volunteers
High School Volunteers
High School Volunteers
Your volunteer hours at the patch are needed and appreciated. We have a volunteer coordinator ready to sign you up and provide you with the needed paperwork to receive full credit for them.
Contact Kayla Friley by email (k.friley.0312@gmail.com) or phone (330-617-2986) for details.
About US
Toot! Toot!
This is where we get toot YOUR horn and share a little bit about all of the good that YOUR donation does.
The Jacksonville Pumpkin Patch is hosted and managed by Isle of Faith United Methodist Church. It is entirely volunteer run! Every person you come across working in the patch is volunteering their time in support of the good that comes from it. The patch has always been a free community event and we intend to keep it that way. The volunteers from Isle of Faith UMC are committed to sharing the love of Christ in their gifts, service and presence in the patch. We are here for you! Whether that's to help select the perfect pumpkin for your family, pray for your needs, clean up rotten squash or provide a friendly smile at an event, we want your experience to leave you feeling joy and love.
Isle of Faith UMC supports missions and ministries within Jacksonville and around the world. Every year, our mission team meets and selects which missions and ministries pumpkin donations are going to focus on. A set amount is then donated to those missions and the rest goes to support the other missions and ministries of the church. This is, of course, after we pay the pumpkin suppliers. In the past your donations have supported homeless rehabilitation in Jacksonville Beach, low income household families and Jacksonville, local youth and young adults, plans for a children's home in Jamaica, impoverished families in Angola, Africa, medical trips to the Dominican Republic, an initiative to wipe out Malaria across the world, Operation Christmas Child and many, many more!
It is donations and volunteer hours from YOU that make this a success and spread love, the way we were taught to, around the world. Thank you!
The good actually starts, right from the beginning of the process; getting the pumpkins. We are often asked where our pumpkins come from. They are shipped to us by a grower in New Mexico. In cooperation with the Navajo Nation, they grow 1,200 acres or approximately 2 square miles of pumpkins and employ over 700 Native Americans during our harvest months of September and October. They also have a full time off-season staff that is comprised of entirely Native Americans. This has a positive and lasting impact on a region with 42% unemployment. Additionally, pumpkins are non-GMO. Responsible agricultural practices mean that we provide a great product, which has less of an impact on the environment.
Again we thank you for your role in supporting this important ministry.
