Pumpkin Patch
Closed for 2026 Season
Pumpkin spill update: Due to an accident, Hibben lost it’s second load of pumpkins and has now sold out, closing for the season. We are grateful no one was injured and want to thank the community for their support. While this loss of merchandise did not cost the church money, it will affect the amount we are able to distribute to the many nonprofits we help support. We have received dozens of donations to help with this loss, and we are so grateful for the generosity of our community. If you would like to donate, please visit HERE or contact the church office at office@hibbenumc.org or 843-884-9761.
M-F: 11-7
Sat: 10-7
Sun: 12-7
The annual Pumpkin Patch at Hibben UMC has been a success every year since we began in 2001. This event has now become one of the biggest fund-raisers of the year for our church.
Although it appears to be a pretty good business venture, it is really an outreach project and a fundraiser. It provides an avenue for introducing the community to our church and lets them know just who we are. The funds raised are directed to various missions of Hibben UMC.
The pumpkins are grown in New Mexico on Navajo land. The pumpkins are harvested by Native Americans and shipped across the United States for sale during the Halloween season. Local churches purchase the pumpkins and sell them within their local community. The pumpkins are supplied to the church on consignment with absolutely no up front cost to Hibben. Depending on the amount of sales, approximately sixty percent of the profits are returned to the growers, and the remaining profits go to the local church. In past years, the profits went to paying off the church buses and to many other charitable programs and organizations including, Water Missions, Windwood Farm and many more.
Thank you to all who purchase the pumpkins each year and to all Hibben UMC members who have participated in past Pumpkin Patches by helping to unload them, arranging them on pallets, assisting customers, selling them and also purchasing many of the pumpkins. Over one hundred members of our congregation volunteer each year to unload the pumpkins and to spread them out on Hibben’s front lawn.
Special thanks go out to those members who spend many hours in the planning and execution of this project every year.
If you have any questions about our annual Pumpkin Patch, please contact us by calling the church office at 843-884-9761.