{"id":26036,"date":"2025-10-11T21:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T21:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26036"},"modified":"2025-10-11T21:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T21:12:34","slug":"university-park-harvest-sharing-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/university-park-harvest-sharing-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"University Park holds annual Harvest Sharing Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Originally shared by Mid-Atlantic District<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University Park (Md.) Church of the Brethren is hosting our annual Sharing Fair on Nov. 1 from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.&#8211;we invite all of our Brethren siblings to stop by to support a good cause!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an event for nonprofit organizations to share their mission with the broader community and sell items to directly support their work. Organizations in attendance include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Little Friends for Peace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heifer Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Community Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local nonprofits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International nonprofits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, independent artisans will be selling items and commit to donating a percentage of their sales toward a charitable organization. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ten Thousand Villages&#8211;fair trade gifts, Christmas decorations, and housewares<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiber artists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erol Miller&#8211;graphic art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vintage jewelry sale&#8211;all items $5 to $10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget the food&#8211;get yourself a special treat or your Saturday lunch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>University Park Church of the Brethren youth will be hosting a huge bake sale to raise funds for their travel to National Youth Conference!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our gourmet grill will have our famous bratwursts, burgers, and vegetarian options!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>University Park Church of the Brethren has a large parking lot to the right of the church. The church address is 4413 Tuckerman St., University Park, MD 20782.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/HarvestSharingFair-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/HarvestSharingFair-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/HarvestSharingFair-600px-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/HarvestSharingFair-600px-560x724.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/new-interim-leadership-positions\/\">Madalyn Metzger and Rhonda Pittman Gingrich to serve in new interim positions with the Church of the Brethren<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-church-of-the-brethren-communion-meets\/\">Global Church of the Brethren Communion meets in Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/grant-of-500000-to-church-supports-bdm\/\">Grant of $500,000 to the Church of the Brethren will support Brethren Disaster Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-at-work-in-the-dr\/\">Discovering joys, challenges, and God at work with the churches in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-executive-visits-burundi\/\">Global Mission executive visits Church of the Brethren in Burundi, meets with church leaders from Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University Park (Md.) 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