Pumpkin festival brings fall to Ormond Beach at Grace Lutheran Church

Profits from the patch go to the church's youth ministry to help fund camps for the students.

By Paige Wilson
| 11:05 a.m. October 23, 2017

Reese Buckmaster sits in the patch. Photo by Paige Wilson

Ormond Beach resident Luke Jansen shows his strength by holding a pumpkin above his head. Photo by Paige Wilson

Bryne and Cale Benedict pose by the pumpkin booth. Photo by Paige Wilson

Haven Smith sits surrounded by pumpkins. Photo by Paige Wilson

Children meander through the patch. Photo by Paige Wilson

Timothy Blaioe (right) plays in the bounce house with other kids. Photo by Paige Wilson

Lake County resident Presley Guy matches the pumpkins. Photo by Paige Wilson

Ormond Beach resident Graham Buckmaster picks a pumpkin. Photo by Paige Wilson

Ormond Beach resident Bryne Benedict sits in the patch. Photo by Paige Wilson

Daytona Beach resident Kendra Baskerville enjoys getting her face painted. Photo by Paige Wilson

Ormond Beach resident Emma Anderson roams around the patch. Photo by Paige Wilson

Grace Lutheran Church in Ormond Beach had 1,462 pumpkins delivered to the patch. Photo by Paige Wilson

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The 17th annual pumpkin patch at Grace Lutheran Church created a fall feel along Ocean Shore Boulevard on Saturday, Oct. 21.

Children and families picked out their favorite pumpkins and enjoyed the bounce house during the festival.

Church member Jessy Crabb said 1,462 regular-size pumpkins, plus crates of smaller ones, were delivered to the property for the patch. She said the patch profits will help fund camps for the church's youth group so that students can attend the camps for free.