Hardins Chapel United Methodist Church
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Lord's Acre 2002

The 2002 Lord's Acre is finally over and it was a highly successful day.  This annual event is always held on the third Saturday of October and it is a busy day!  The preparations begin months before the actual event, and on the day itself people begin setting up tables and displays before 8:00 am and this year the clean-up continued by a dedicated few until after 11:00 pm.

There are three parts to our Lord's Acre:

a bazaar

where crafts, cakes, pies, jellies, country ham kits, lye soap, homemade play dough, and many other items can be purchased;

the buffet supper

where all kinds of foods can be had for a donation-only price for the all-you-can eat buffet;

and the auction

where crafts, quilts, country hams, apples, fresh vegetables, canned goods, pies, cakes, jellies, pillows, sweatshirts, wooden products, ceramics, and far too many items to be mentioned can be purchased during an entertaining and fast-paced evening.

Scroll down for pictures from this year's Lord's Acre


the church sign announces the 2002 Lord's Acre schedule.

Many Items are available for sale

at the

Lord's Acre Bazaar


Jessica Cogburn runs the bazaar while posing behind sister Lydia's buckeyes and lye soap.

Four Generations Shop at the Bazaar. Verna King finds a bargain at the bazaar with the help of daughter Linda Kite, while granddaugther and great-greandaughter Lana and Alicia Smithson look on.

If it can be cooked and eaten

you'll probably find it

at the

Lord's Acre Supper


Vicie Motz narrowly escapes getting in a picture of part of the supper crowd. The majority of the evening rush was after this picture was taken.

From country ham to fried chicken to stir fry to salads, casseroles, turkey and dressing and vegetables, it's all here and all you can eat for any price donation.

Diane Foulks helps to oversee the dessert selections.

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The highlight of the evening

is the

Lord's Acre Auction


some of the crafts and goods made and donated for the auction.

more auction items including cedar whittling sticks; fresh okra, green beans, apples, and sweet potatoes; and bookends made from Tennessee limestone and granite brought back from South Dakota.

More crafts await the auction.

Cross stitch items, country hams, cakes, Alta Walker pies, Duggar jelly and jams, cookies and cookie mixes, and knit and crocheted items await the beginning of the auction.

auction spotter Dan Duggar looks over the crowd gathered for the auction.

Norman Proffitt and Dan Duggar display the king-sized quilt and pillow covers that was entirely handmade by the United Methodist Women.

Mark Proffitt displays Granny Bertie Key's quilt pieces from forty years ago that were finished into a picnic blanket by daughter-in-law Lucille Key, granddaughter Debbie Cogburn, great-granddaughter Lillie Cogburn, and Louise Manis

Jason Malone, Norman Proffitt, and Zak Proffitt display the afghan and pillows made by Ruby Shelton.

Apology

There were too many items for the bazaar and auction to be photographed for the web page and some of the pictures did not turn out.

We especially regret not have any pictures available of the beautiful handmade baby quilts that are always made and donated by Violet and Marla McLain, but these pictures simply did not develop.


Dan Duggar extols the virtues of roasting hot dogs or marshmallows with his sets of "Duggar's Doggers" while auctioneer Wayne Bettis waits to start the bidding.

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