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Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill's 27th Annual Pumpkin Patch

October 4-31, 2020;  ​3606 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA
HOURS: Mon-Fri  12:00 Noon-6 pm;  Weekends 10 am-6 pm
No admission fee
​Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill hosts its 27th annual Pumpkin Patch fundraiser for charity.  

​The pumpkin patch offers all sizes of pumpkins from small hand-held “spookies” to very large pumpkins for jack-o-lanterns; prices start at $1 and go up based on size. Also for sale are homemade soups (including a vegetarian variety), baked goods, and knit wear.
All net profits from the pumpkin patch support the church’s outreach activities at the community, regional and international levels. Last year, over 25 charities received support ranging from Alexandria charities working with homelessness and education, to regional anti-poverty programs, to international work including a children’s ministry in Haiti, nurses training in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and a hospital in Gaza.
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“The pumpkin patch is a wonderful ministry for many reasons,” says the Rev. Randy Alexander, Rector of Immanuel. “The entire parish is involved. It’s our welcoming door to the community, and it gives us the resources to do God’s charitable work. It’s truly faith in action.”
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COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill is committed to protecting the health and safety of all visitors to our Pumpkin Patch.  To that end, we are following Alexandria Health Department recommendations:
  • All visitors and volunteers to the Pumpkin Patch will wear masks at all times
  • Options for touchless purchasing
  • Physical distancing for both visitors and volunteers
  • Robust cleaning/sanitizing
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We have been certified by Alexandria’s Public Health Department under the "ALX Promise" program as committing to higher safety standards than the minimum rules required by law.

Background and History

In what has become a local tradition for the past two decades, Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill offers pumpkins, gourds and seasonal foods for sale in October to help the charitable programs the parish supports.www.immanuel-on-the-hill.org/outreach.html

More than 20 non-profit organizations benefit from the proceeds from the pumpkin sale, including local charities such as ALIVE!, Carpenter's Shelter, Community Lodgings, and Child and Family Network Centers. International charities include Five Talents and the Haiti Micah Project. 

​100% of the net profits from the pumpkin sale are donated to charity.
The church works with Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers in North Carolina, a small company which consigns pumpkins to churches and non-profit organizations throughout the country. The pumpkins are sustainably grown on the Navajo Indian Reservation near Farmington, New Mexico -- supporting jobs on the reservation -- and are shipped throughout the country by semi-trailer trucks to participating churches and organizations. In its first year of sales in 1993, Immanuel received a shipment of about 1/4th of a truckload. In recent years, Immanuel received four semi-trailer truckloads.

​The entire parish community participates in the annual pumpkin sale.  On the first Sunday in October, scores of volunteers unload pumpkins from two 18-wheel semi-trailer trucks. Thereafter, volunteers will staff the patch for 10 hours each day until Halloween. Volunteers also make delicious soups, baked goods, and knitwear for sale.
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Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill

Episcopal/Anglican


3606 Seminary Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22304
(703) 370-6555
​office@icoh.net

  • WELCOME
    • Contact Us
  • ABOUT US
    • Clergy & Staff >
      • The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr.
      • The Rev. Susan Parsons
      • The Rev. Sam Sheridan
      • Dr. Jane Tavernier, D.M.A.
    • Vestry and Annual Report >
      • Previous Vestries
      • Annual Report
    • Parish Directory 2021
    • Parish Banners, Crosses, and Seal
    • Virginia Theological Seminary
    • Valley Drive Cooperative Preschool
    • Annual Pumpkin Sale
    • History >
      • 75th Anniversary
      • Coronavirus Response >
        • Community Reflections on the Pandemic
    • Memorial Garden
  • WORSHIP
    • Lent at Immanuel 2021
    • Worship Schedule
    • Lectionary
    • Sermons
    • Worship service bulletins >
      • Service Bulletin Archive
    • Music at Immanuel >
      • Immanuel Choir
    • Worship Ministries >
      • Immanuel Flower Guild
    • Ministry Scheduler
    • Ministry Scheduler Update
    • Blessing of the Animals
  • GIVE
    • Ways to Give
    • Online Giving >
      • Legacy Online Giving
    • 2021 Every Member Pledge >
      • 2021 Online Pledge Card
      • Downloadable 2021 Pledge Card
    • Planned Giving
    • Practical Matters & Faithful Giving
    • Tax Questions
    • Trust Funds
    • Amazon Associates
    • Tithe.ly
  • SERVE
    • Outreach >
      • Pumpkin Patch >
        • Resources for Pumpkin Patch Volunteers
    • Pastoral Care
    • Fellowship
    • Newcomers and Evangelism Committee
    • Senior Adult Ministry and Fellowship >
      • Stewardship of Retirement
    • Administration
    • Lay Committee for Seminarians
  • LEARN
    • Children, Youth, and Families >
      • CYF-Updates >
        • Past EYC Grams
        • EYC Mission for Dignity
      • PYM & Shrine Mont Camps
    • Adult Education >
      • Breakfast Bible Study Brochure
      • Forum Hour Videos
    • Benedictine Community
    • Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
  • CALENDAR
  • Almond Tree Quarterly & In Brief
  • Simple Gifts Newsletter
    • Simple Gifts Archive
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