The Pumpkin Patch at St. Luke’s was begun in 1990, as a way to raise funds for missions. Since that time, over $155,000 has been donated to missions near and far from the proceeds of The Patch. Pumpkins are provided by a farmer, Richard Hamby, who leases acreage from the Navajo Reservation in northwestern New Mexico. This area is particularly suited to the growing of pumpkins. Native Americans are also given jobs in the growing and processing of the crop. Mr. Hamby began supplying pumpkins to churches and other non-profit organizations thirty-one years ago for fundraisers and now he and his company supply over 1300 locations, including more than thirty denominations in forty-eight states.
St. Luke’s has become known as “the PumpkinPatchChurch” on Youree. Many families visit The Patch for a family outing, photos and, of course, beautiful pumpkins and other related items. Hundreds of kindergartners from local schools are entertained by a visit to The Patch each year.
This year (2010) the pumpkins are scheduled to arrive on Sunday, October 3rd and the patch will be open from Sunday, October 3rd until Sunday, October 31st.
Distribution of Profits for 2009
Cavanaugh Adolescent Center
LA Methodist Children's Home
Gingerbread House
Oakwood Home for Women
Providence House
Sager Brown UMCOR
Samaritan Counseling Center
Shreveport/Bossier Community Renewal
STEP-UP
Please contact Janice Boller at jaboller@bellsouth.net if you have questions about our pumpkins.
Patch Schedule
Dates of Operation
October 3 - October 31
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday
10:00am - 7:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 7:00pm
Dates for School Field Trips
October 11 - October 15
We are busy preparing for our 2010 Pumpkin Patch!!! As always, we appreciate your support of this mission project by bringing your students to the patch.
Due to the level of our presentation we will only allow Pre-K and Kindergarten classes.
Special Education Classes of Severe/Profound for all ages are welcome.
Prepayment of $1.00 per child at the time of registration would be appreciated to expedite your check-in process. Once your payment and registration form have been received, we will send your confirmation.Please bring the confirmation with you to the patch. If you do not receive your confirmation please call us as soon as possible.
Please arrive at the patch 10 minutes early.
In order for us to have a safe patch, we can only allow 75 children in each 1 hour time slot. Please plan your group accordingly. Once all slots are filled, we will establish a waiting list on a first come, first serve basis.
