The Pumpkin Patch

Central Christian Church has been "Waco's Pumpkin Patch Church" since 2006. (#wacopumpkins) We are open everyday during October from 10 am to 7:30 pm. We accept cash and credit cards as payment.  Pumpkins are priced by size and range from $0.75-$50. All proceeds benefit our children and youth ministries as well as many missions/outreach efforts. There is no admission fee to visit the Pumpkin Patch!


Follow our Facebook page and Instagram for more information about the patch, special activities, announcements and to be "in the know" about our schedule during bad weather days (rain). We love meeting each of you and your friends and family as you come and make memories in The Patch each year!  We like to say that "it's more than a pumpkin" and really believe that!  Your support of the pumpkin patch helps us to provide for the following ministries (just to name a few):

  • Toys for the Mission Waco Christmas Toy Store
  • 20,000+ meals at our annual Do Good Friday meal packing event with Kids Against Hunger
  • Vacation Bible School
  • Summer mission trips for all ages
  • Blessing Bags for Waco's homeless population
  • Summer camps and retreats for children and youth
  • Picnic in the Patch
  • Scholarships for college students
  • And more! It's more than a pumpkin!

    Story time field trips

    It is not too early to put your class on the schedule for your School Bus to bring them to Central Christian Church Pumpkin Patch. Our Storyteller will read a few stories and discuss safety in the patch before children, parents and teachers will be able to explore the pumpkin patch. Backdrops are available for individual and group photos. Pumpkin purchases are not required but encouraged and appreciated. Our smaller pumpkins are $0.75 to $4.00. The large "carving" pumpkins range in price from $6 to $50. We will be booking time slots every 45 minutes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from nine until noon. If you are booking a group of more than 30 students, please sign up for two back-to-back time slots. If the forecast calls for rain, we will try to reschedule or have story time in the Chapel. Please call the church office (254-776-7768) if you are going to be late. To reserve a spot email pumpkins@cccwaco.org with school and teacher name, number and age of students, best date, and preferred time slots, or sign up below. We will respond and confirm if that time slot is available. Teachers will be given a packet of follow up activities if they would like. Thanks for choosing to support the Pumpkin Patch.


    SIGN UP FOR A STORY TIME

    PUMPKIN PATCH SHIFTS

    We are extremely grateful that members of Central Christian Church can work together to help fill all of the shifts and have a great time in Pumpkin Patch. We know that thousands of people from the Waco area will come to visit and we are so thankful for your service to this community. We would also like to encourage you to sign up weekly (example--work every Thursday at 5pm), if you are able. If you can be "on call" when a shift needs to be filled, that's extremely helpful, and there is a spot to sign up for that role. NEW THIS YEAR: Each shift you work, we'll drop your name in a pumpkin bucket, and at the end of the month, we will draw three names for $100 gift cards! Working the Patch this year will be a blessing in all kinds of ways! Thank you! Contact for more information: Bettilu Charlton


    Sign Up for Working in the Patch