Thousands of pumpkins being set out by volunteers during the the setup of the 4th Annual pumpkin patch at Lanes Chapel United Methodist Church in Tyler, Texas on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Nearly 3000 pumpkins arrived at the annual pumpkin patch along with trane rides, face painting and fun for the whole family. All profits benifit various church ministries through the year. (Schuyler Wick/Tyler Morning Telegraph).

Currently there seems to be no shortage of fall photo opportunities outside Lanes Chapel United Methodist Church.

Saturday morning, the church received a shipment of 3,000 pumpkins for its fourth annual Pumpkin Patch.

The pumpkins come in a variety of sizes and range in price from 50 cents to $35. Near the patch, there are free train rides, face painting and games for children.

Admission is free and all proceeds from pumpkin sales support the church’s food pantry, benevolence fund, Head to Toe ministry and other missions.

The pumpkin patch will be open from now until Oct. 31, from 11 a.m. to dusk on Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to dusk on Saturdays and noon to dusk on Sundays. The church is at 8720 Old Jacksonville Highway.

A Trunk or Treat Halloween event will take place in the parking lot of the church from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. 

Kitty Larson, assistant coordinator for the Pumpkin Patch, said people can expect to feel the love of Christ if they come. She added that visitors can “just relax, sit back and feel the pumpkins instead of smell the roses.”

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