Church Coffee
What Permits Does a Church Need to Serve Coffee?
A church coffee bar needs four separate answers, not one permit: food-service classification, sales tax, liability insurance, and occupancy. Here is what each office i...
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Notes from the roastery: what we buy, how we roast it, and what we have learned building coffee programs on the Gulf Coast.
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How Much Should a Church Charge for Coffee?
A customer once decided we used grams on our bags to hide what the coffee cost him. The number ended the argument. A church pricing a Sunday cup has the same customer ...
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Who Should Own a Church Coffee Shop?
In 2023 Melanee and I stood in an empty room off a church lobby and nearly signed to rent it as our own cafe. We turned it down, and the reason we turned it down is wh...
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How Much Does It Cost to Start a Church Coffee Shop?
The first number a church needs is not the build. It is the cost of finding out whether anyone wants the coffee, and ours starts at $425 for one staffed Sunday.
