Our Home Coffee Shop

Our Home Coffee Shop

Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by April in Thailand

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Friendly Staff and Colorful Decorations

The most obvious business housed inside our pink building is the coffee shop. The glass doors and floor to ceiling windows on the first floor make it an appealing site to people walking past. Colorful lights, tasteful decorations and comfortable furniture entice passersby to check it out.

Once inside you can order a variety of drinks: hot or cold espresso drinks, fruity smoothies, chai lattes, cocoa, green tea, Thai tea, or simply a Pepsi.

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Blue Mountain Coffee

And they keep branching out into different snack foods as well. There are cookies, little sandwiches, and most recently, ice cream. The most popular is probably toast – two big slabs of white bread, toasted, buttered, cut into small squares, and topped with your choice of jam, chocolate and/or sweetened condensed milk. For Thais, toast is not a breakfast food, it’s dessert.

While the church certainly uses the coffee shop area, it is primarily a business. The purpose of the business is to support the church, train young people, and build relationships with people in the community. It is one method of “business evangelism.” People come in for coffee and are introduced to Our Home Chapel and all the ways we serve the community. It’s also a great place to bring university students to hang out.

By businesses supporting the church, they are able to do much more than they would be able to by tithes alone.

A Great Place to Hang Out

A Great Place to Hang Out



Tell us about your favorite coffee shop…

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5 Responses to “Our Home Coffee Shop”

  1. April

    13. Oct, 2009

    I am personally a fan of Firefly in Fort Wayne. I always get a split-shot vanilla latte there :)

    Seekers was cool until it closed…

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  2. Jeremy

    13. Oct, 2009

    I absolutely love your blog and how wonderful this presentation is!!!!! keep it up i love hearingfrom you all the way in thailand!

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  3. Mom Gridley

    13. Oct, 2009

    While I’m not sure it’s technically a coffee shop, I vote for The Checkered Churn in Merrill! Do I hear an ‘amen’? :-) Besides all the happy memories and tasty lunches there, they were my introduction to David Rio chai which is still my favorite.

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  4. chloe : )

    14. Oct, 2009

    i miss you so so so so so so so so so sooooooooooooooo much! When are you coming back?: ( that coffee shop sounds AWSOME! I love ice cream, cocoa and fruit smoothies! Did you say your building is
    pink!!!!?? I LOVE pink! I SO wish I could have coffee. I can’t wait until you com back!

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  5. Jason

    16. Oct, 2009

    Seekers was pretty fun. Too bad it closed. My favorite coffee shop is anywhere I can get a good cup, and where I don’t feel like they’re rushing me out.

    Chloe! We miss you so much too! We’ll see you in 6 months, but we should skype before then!

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