2026 MUMC
Pumpkin
Patch!
Open September 28
Selling Hours
Monday - Friday: 1 pm - Dark
Saturday - Sunday: 9 am - Dark
Visitors are welcome to come to the patch at any time (it's a great spot for photos), but pumpkin sales will only be available during those hours.
Pumpkin Sellers
Want to help sell pumpkins in the patch?
If you are new to working the Patch, don't worry! You can sign up for one of our trainings, and we also send a training guide to all volunteers ahead of their shifts.
For 2026, everyone who signs up to work two shifts before Sept. 27 will receive a commemorative tumbler once they complete the second shift. Be sure to claim your shifts early!
This is also a great way for youth to get service hours, but volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a known adult.
Field Trips
We invite local preschool and elementary schools to bring their classrooms to the pumpkin patch for a Storytime in the Patch field trip. Kids can tour the patch, take pictures, and pick out a small pumpkin to take home ($1/each). We provide a storyteller who will read age-appropriate fall and pumpkin picture books. We are open for field trips weekday mornings Oct. 5 - Oct. 23. If you are interested in your school attending, please email Kim@ManchacaUMC.org to sign up.
If you are interested in volunteering as either a storyteller or a helper, we will have more information available soon!
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Where to Find Us
To see a map of how to reach us from 1626, click here, or you can use Google:
Events
October 4, 5:30-7 pm: Picnic in the Patch
Bring a blanket to sit on and dinner for your family and enjoy an autumnal evening in the patch! We'll play some fun picnic style games such as cornhole, horseshoes, ring toss and sack races!
October 24, 4:30-6:30 pm: Fall Festival!
Our annual Fall Festival has games, treats, and a huge Trunk or Treat! Wear your costumes and come have a great time!
Pumpkin Patch Playlist
Here are some activities that can help you celebrate the diversity of God's creation through our Pumpkin Patch!
Watch: The Legend of Spookley
Make: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds or Pumpkin Pasta
Fun in the Patch: Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt
Fun at Home: 12 No-Carve Ways to Decorate Your Pumpkin
Listen: The Pumpkin Life-Cycle Song
I Wonder...
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What are some of your favorite things that God made?
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Think about all the different kinds of pumpkins we saw in the patch, and all the different types of flowers we see in Spring, and all the different types of animals in the world, I wonder what does God's creation say about God?
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God used the words "good" and "very good" to describe God's creation. I wonder what words you would use to describe God's creation?
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I wonder what it means to be created in the image of God? What does it mean for you to be made in the image of God? What does it mean that all people (all shapes, sizes, colors, interests, etc.) are made in the image of God?
