St. Mark's United Methodist Church's Annual Fall Festival benefits local hunger missions. The entire festival will be held outdoors on the front lawn, perfect for enjoying the season.

The festival includes the annual Blessing of the Animals by Pastor Emily Chapman at 10 a.m. A fun new addition to this year's festival will be a Pumpkin Patch, which will be operational from Oct. 17-31 with pumpkins for sale. The event promises lots of family fun, including arts and crafts, bulb and bake sale, garden tours, a bounce house for kids and local artisans such as jewelry makers, woodworkers, watercolor artists, textile weavers and more. 

Food will be available for sale, including Greek sliders, homemade hummus, hot dogs, chips, soft drinks, peach bread, homemade jams, pies, cakes and breads.