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Praise the Lord and pass the pumpkins

Oct. 23, 2023 | UM News

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Local students form a chain for the unloading of pumpkins at Grace Avenue United Methodist Church in Frisco, Texas. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.
Local students form a chain for the unloading of pumpkins at Grace Avenue United Methodist Church in Frisco, Texas. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.

Texas goes big with most things, including pumpkin patches. First United Methodist Church of Georgetown, Texas, is in its 26th year of welcoming the community for pumpkin sales, photo-ops and other events. Professional photographer Andy Sharp captured the unloading of about 2,500 pumpkins on Oct. 11. Grace Avenue United Methodist Church in Frisco, Texas, has been recognized by D Magazine of Dallas as having one of the area’s outstanding fall pumpkin patches. Grace Avenue’s Pumpkins on the Prairie debuted in 2002. The church shared images from Oct. 16, when about 150 local students helped unload pumpkins.

First United Methodist Church in Georgetown, Texas, is the backdrop for a man wheeling pumpkins. The church is in its 26th year of having a fall pumpkin patch. Photo by Andy Sharp.
First United Methodist Church in Georgetown, Texas, is the backdrop for a man wheeling pumpkins. The church is in its 26th year of having a fall pumpkin patch. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Wagons are among the vehicles employed for moving some 2,500 pumpkins at First United Methodist Church in Georgetown, Texas. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Wagons are among the vehicles employed for moving some 2,500 pumpkins at First United Methodist Church in Georgetown, Texas. Photo by Andy Sharp.
A small boy gets in the spirit at the pumpkin patch of First United Methodist Church of Georgetown, Texas. Photo by Andy Sharp.
A small boy gets in the spirit at the pumpkin patch of First United Methodist Church of Georgetown, Texas. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Grace Avenue United Methodist Church’s Pumpkins on the Prairie has become a major fall event in Frisco, Texas, with local students helping get the pumpkins in place. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.
Grace Avenue United Methodist Church’s Pumpkins on the Prairie has become a major fall event in Frisco, Texas, with local students helping get the pumpkins in place. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.
Debuting in 2002, Grace Avenue United Methodist Church’s Pumpkins on the Prairie has been ranked as one of the best pumpkin patches in the Dallas area. This year, about 150 local students helped with unloading pumpkins for the church’s event. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.
Debuting in 2002, Grace Avenue United Methodist Church’s Pumpkins on the Prairie has been ranked as one of the best pumpkin patches in the Dallas area. This year, about 150 local students helped with unloading pumpkins for the church’s event. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.
Passing pumpkins can be a good workout, as local students found out in helping with Grace Avenue United Methodist Church’s Pumpkins on the Prairie. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.
Passing pumpkins can be a good workout, as local students found out in helping with Grace Avenue United Methodist Church’s Pumpkins on the Prairie. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.
Pumpkins of various sizes and colors abound at Grace United Methodist Church’s Pumpkins on the Prairie. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.
Pumpkins of various sizes and colors abound at Grace United Methodist Church’s Pumpkins on the Prairie. Photo courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church.
Happiness is having straw to fling at the First United Methodist Church of Georgetown, Texas, pumpkin patch. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Happiness is having straw to fling at the First United Methodist Church of Georgetown, Texas, pumpkin patch. Photo by Andy Sharp.

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