Heritage Bazaar

We're excited to announce that our bazaar will take place on Saturday, October 11th this year, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 606 N. Irving Street, Arlington, VA 22201

The Clarendon UMC Bazaar will offer:

  • Jewelry and Boutique items
  • Bake Sale Goods
  • Frozen Meals
  • Children's Toys, Clothing, and Games
  • Pet Items
  • A Silent Auction
  • and a Delicious Lunch between 11:30 and 1:00 pm.
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The funds raised from the sales at our bazaar will be donated to these two organizations:

Reading is Fundamental (RIF) of NOVA

Reading is Fundamental (RIF) of NOVA helps build a lifelong love of learning through book donations to children and organizing other fun activities around reading. “Each year the NOVA RIF board raises funds to provide books to over 20,000 children at 36 schools and sites in Northern Virginia,” including schools in Alexandria, Arlington, Eastern Fairfax County, Western Fairfax County, and Prince William County. You can find the list of schools and different activities sponsored by RIF, including author and illustrator talks in schools, at rifnova.org. RIF’s National Organization is nearly 60 years old and NOVA RIF has already celebrated 50+ years.

Honduras Independence Bilingual School (via our Clarendon UMC Youth)

In August 2025 a group of youth and adults traveled to Honduras to volunteer at The Honduras Independence Bilingual School (HIBS) after raising funds to provide full financial support for several students to attend the school. The Honduras Independence Bilingual School (HIBS) was founded in Honduras in 2006 by Glen C. Evans, Jr., a now retired United Methodist pastor who served at Clarendon United Methodist Church. It is an all volunteer charity that welcomes involvement from anyone interested.

The School provides elementary education and comprehensive support for elementary students to help them to have independent and healthy lives. In addition, it offers adult education in the essential areas of nutrition, sanitation, and parenting. The site states, "Our efforts are focused on systemic cures for poverty: education, jobs, and home ownership. A family with educated children, a home, and a job or small business will become self-sufficient."

The School grew out of an effort started in 2003 called Art for Humanity that sought to find ways to financially support talented Honduran artists and their families by sharing their work with people in the United States. Allowing artists to work from their home country provided financially-stable jobs. Recognizing that bringing additional resources to the area would be beneficial, HIBS was started in 2006 and depends on volunteer support and financial donations from many individuals. The origin story of this non-profit is truly inspirational and is born out of creativity and compassion!