How does your local church interact with your community? In the college town of Cleveland, Tennessee, The Salvation Army’s primary point of contact with students and residents of the town is a coffee house adjacent to the church. Owned and operated by The Salvation Army of Cleveland, Inman Coffee is a shop that prioritizes ministry over profits.

It started when Joel and Cheryl Rogers moved into town and decided to go to church at The Salvation Army. When their pastor asked them how they wanted to serve, they recalled their experience running a coffee house with their former church in North Carolina.

Joel and Cheryl felt that the coffee house model was the best way to reach youth and young adults in Cleveland. The community didn’t need another traditional youth program or college ministry.

So, they pitched their coffee house idea and before long, the team found a new building that could serve as a church, a coffee house, and a community and social services center; everything separate, but connected.

To learn about this powerful and unique ministry, visit https://inmancoffee.com/