Pumpkin Patch Hours and Events
Public Hours
Wednesday October 20th - Praise in the Patch
Public Hours
The patch is open every day to the general public with no entry fee Oct 9th 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
Wednesday October 20th - Praise in the Patch
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
Wednesday October 20th - Praise in the Patch
Wednesday October 20th - Praise in the Patch
Wednesday October 20th - Praise in the Patch
Join us for a special time of singing and hearing the gospel. Bring a lawn chair, friends and family!
Wednesday October 20th @ 6:30pm
Saturday October 23rd - Pet Costume Day
Saturday October 23rd - Pet Costume Day
Wednesday October 20th - Praise in the Patch
Bring your pets to the patch day!!
We will have a photographer available for Pet Costume Day.
https://www.facebook.com/ashleyroseblackmonphotography/
**reach out to Ashley via Facebook**
Saturday October 30th - Trunk or Treat
Saturday October 23rd - Pet Costume Day
Saturday October 30th - Trunk or Treat
Join us for this fun, family friendly, safe alternative to trick-or-treating! This year our trunk-or-treat will be held on October 30th, 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
Pumpkin Unloading
High School Volunteers
Pumpkin Patch Hosting
Pumpkins are coming! Pumpkins are coming!
Come Out and Help Us Unload the Truck!
We need help on the following dates:
Friday 10/22 at 5pm
Thursday 10/28 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 Teresa Friley by email (iofpumpkinpatch@gmail.com) or phone (330-319-5024) for details.
About US
Toot! Toot!
This is where we get to 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 in 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.
Pumpkin Unloading
Pumpkins are coming! Pumpkins are coming!
Come Out and Help Us Unload the Truck!
We need help on the following dates:
Friday 10/08 at 5pm
Friday 10/15 at 5pm
Friday 10/22 at 5pm
Thursday 10/28 at 5pm