A patch with purpose: Tomoka Christian Church hosts 14th-annual pumpkin patch

The Tomoka Christian Church welcomed the community to its annual pumpkin patch under sunny skies following Ian's stormy exit.

  • By Michele Meyers
  • | 1:00 p.m. October 26, 2022
  • Ormond Beach Observer
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The Tomoka Christian Church held its 14th-annual pumpkin patch under predominantly sunny skies following the deluge hurricane Ian brought to the area Sept. 28 and 29. Every year, the front grassy area of the church morphs into a sea of orange pumpkins which ordinarily operates Oct. 1-31.

“Mission teams work at the patch to get to know each other, build relationships and teamwork. It’s to see how personalities get along with one another which is super important once they’re working in the field together. It’s stressful to serve in third world countries and see such desperation.”

CHRISTINA MOORE, Tomoka Christian Church's Director of Assimilation

“Pumpkins came on time,” said Christina Moore, Tomoka Christian Church’s director of assimilation. “We went from cleaning debris to schlepping pumpkins.”

Jeanne Davis, the short-term missions director for Tomoka Christian Church, runs the pumpkin patch. It was setup to help fund the church’s mission trips whose participants travel to assist people all over the world: Africa, Alaska, Appalachia, Guatemala and Vienna, to name a few.

Mission teams volunteer to work the pumpkin patch where the money they make is allotted to their specific trips.

“Mission teams work at the patch to get to know each other, build relationships and teamwork,” Moore said. “It’s to see how personalities get along with one another which is super important once they’re working in the field together. It’s stressful to serve in third world countries and see such desperation.”

The last day of the pumpkin patch is Oct. 31 which leads to the grand finale — Fall-O-ween. The event is an alternative to Halloween where families can gather to enjoy music, games, food, candy and fall-time activities.

“Pumpkins are a fun way to invite the community to our campus and send out mission teams throughout the world,” Moore said.

 

 

 

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