Staff Reports
McCORDSVILLE — The 69th annual Lord’s Acre Festival runs from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 17 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 18. It concludes with worship at 10 a.m. Sept. 19 inside the church, 6247 W. Broadway, McCordsville.
The menu features breaded fish sandwiches, with tenderloin, chicken, fish tacos, hot dogs and sloppy Joes also available for sale. Sides are French fries, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, baked beans and sweet corn hush puppies. Desserts are vanilla and chocolate cake, as well as pies: sugar cream, apple, pecan, cherry, blueberry and pumpkin. Funnel cakes and ice cream cups have been added as well.
Saturday’s menu features chicken and noodles from 11 a.m. till they run out, in addition to the regular festival menu.
More than 15 vendors will have booths at the festival.
There is no charge for the entertainment, children’s bounce house or face painting.
Schedule
Friday, Sept. 17
4 to 7 p.m.: serving line
5 to 7 p.m.: face painting and bounce house
5:30 to 7 p.m.: worship band
Saturday, Sept. 18
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: serving line
noon to 1 p.m.: music of Larry Huston
noon to 4 p.m.: bounce house
2 to 4 p.m.: face painting and balloon twister
3 to 4 p.m.: music of Matt McClintick
4 p.m.: Silly Safaris animal show
5 to 7 p.m.: face painting and bounce house
5:30 to 7 p.m.: worship band
Sunday, Sept. 19
10 a.m.: one combined service in sanctuary
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The Lord’s Acre Festival started in 1952 as a way to raise money for a new parsonage next to the church, 6247 W. Broadway, McCordsville. Farmers pledged the proceeds from an acre of farmland; church members of other occupations offered some other offering. After the parsonage was paid for, the proceeds became a maintenance fund helping cover costs such as storm windows or a new organ.
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