Boehm's United Methodist Church (UMC), 13 W. Boehms Road, Willow Street, will hold its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event was formerly called the Apple Festival; the new name was used for the first time last year.

Vendors will showcase a range of items, from crafts and home decor to homemade soaps. The church will offer games such as a pumpkin relay at 10 a.m., bobbing for apples at 11 a.m., and fall bingo at noon. Face painting will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Lancaster Stormers mascot Cylo will be present from 1 to 2 p.m. The event will also include music.

Food will be available for purchase in the fellowship hall. Food items will include hot dogs; sauerkraut; beef barbecue, also known as sloppy joe sandwiches; chips; homemade apple ice cream by D'Ann Ressler; and homemade lumpia - Filipino egg rolls - by Lhen Knicely. Drinks from Swiss Farms and apple cider from Kauffman's Orchards will also be available for purchase.

The annual bake sale will offer baked goods made by members of the congregation, as well as mince pies from Colemanville United Methodist Church. The selections will include cheesecake, apple dumplings, cakes, and bread. Proceeds from the bake sale will go to Boehm's UMC.

Apple butter will be available from the Boehm's Chapel Society at the Boehm's Chapel from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The apple butter will be made the old-fashioned way in copper kettles over wood fires on-site. Separate fees have been set for pints and for half-pints. Supplies are limited. All proceeds from apple butter sales will go to the Boehm's Chapel Society.

Additionally, the society will open the chapel, a 1791 landmark of Methodism that was restored to its original appearance in 1991, and its auxiliary building, the tying shed, for tours. Items, including prints of a chapel painting, will be available for purchase in the tying shed.

Admission is free. For more information, search for "Boehm's UMC Annual Fall Fest 2024" on Facebook, call 717-464-4885, or email gemmaleebryant@hotmail.com.