First Presbyterian Church

Full disclosure, I am a member here. That being said, I love this place and these people. It is an extremely welcoming congregation. We are proud to be the first More Light Presbyterian Church in Louisiana (which means we welcome involvement of all people, regardless of sexuality, in the life and leadership of this church) and are equally proud to host the fabulous Program of Hope, a coordinated ministry of area Presbyterian churches to the homeless. We truly welcome all comers and seek to take an active role in the Broadmoor community as well as New Orleans at large. Despite being housed in a large, beautiful Gothic building, our community is relatively small but growing! Please come check us out. Services are at 11am on Sundays and Program of Hope meets on Wednesday mornings at 9am. Please visit
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Stopped at their pumpkin patch on Halloween afternoon to get a carving pumpkin. They had a good amount left and all were $ 10! The ladies working were super nice and loved that people were still coming to get pumpkins. They said they were really hoping to sell them all, but they ordered more than usual and it was a little too much. Better than running out of pumpkins (for me at least!)

NOTE: This review is for the pumpkin patch only, not the actual church.
It was the weekend before Halloween and I decided that I needed to carve a pumpkin. Naturally, everywhere I looked, they were sold out of everything except the minis and giants. I remembered this church had a pumpkin patch, so I rode by to check it out, and sure enough they had an abundance of pumpkins. I noted the times on the sign and asked my boyfriend to go by and get one on his way home from work.
According to him, they had a ton of pumpkins in all sizes and prices. And, he found the most perfect pumpkin ever… it just so happened that it was one of the «display» pumpkins they had set out to show the prices. So, he asked if he could buy it, assuming that it would be easy enough for them to pick out another pumpkin to use in its place. Au contraire. They refused to sell it to him. It was priced at $ 17 and he offered them $ 25 and they still wouldn’t sell. So, they lost a potential customer and he came home sans pumpkin. I have never in my life heard of a pumpkin patch that won’t let you buy whatever pumpkin you want. I was under the impression that they were selling pumpkins to raise money… wouldn’t it be better to sell your display pumpkin for $ 8 over the asking price than to lose out on the sale altogether?
Oh well, maybe next year I’ll get around to carving a pumpkin. But I feel pretty certain that if I do, it will not be one that comes from here.

Great place to bring the kids to pick out their favorite pumpkin!
At the church next door they offer «old time square dance» lessons are every 2^nd and 4^th Monday 7:00 — 8:00pm $ 5. It’s Byob with ice chests provided. Red beans & rice are also served for an extra $ 1. Beverages, dance lessons and food. What more can you ask for!