Tabernacle Cafe is...
The first bud of this ecosystem — started over 20 years ago. What began as a kitchen table ministry—just coffee, conversation, and compassion—has become the heart of safe, sacred connection. It serves survivors in real time, it is the first touch, the soft place to land, the warm welcome that makes freedom possible.
Designed for those in abusive or high-control relationships, it offers a GPS-safe excuse to “stop for coffee”— not flag a shelter. It’s a place where first steps toward escape and healing can happen discreetly, safely, and relationally.
More than a safe place—
* Second-chance employment platform:
It creates real jobs and dignified skill-building opportunities for those we serve: survivors, those in recovery, and anyone rebuilding. Through purposeful employment, individuals
gain economic independence and rebuild their sense of worth and purpose.
* Celebration engine:
We deliver cakes to recovery program graduates, throwing mini ceremonies the night
before discharge—because transformation deserves to be honored. Celebrating milestones nurtures identity renewal and instills confidence for the journey ahead.
* Communal space:
Community gather —not just to consume, but to connect. The café is where every cup of
coffee becomes an invitation to healing, dignity, belonging and salvation. Where shared meals become the backdrop for discipleship, laughter, prayer, and life-on-life restoration.
Every healthy life is built around table fellowship. This isn’t just about coffee or feeding people; it’s about restoring the sacred rhythm of breaking bread together. Many of our people come from food insecurity, eating in isolation, or high-chaos environments.
They’ve forgotten what it feels like to linger over a meal, to share their story, to be nourished physically and spiritually.
Right now, we use our own kitchen table, Crockpots, and coffee maker. In God’s time there will be a dedicated café space that feeds body and soul daily — staffed by those in recovery, culinary training, or reentry. While always maintaining being a safe beacon for first contact to freedom. Cafe of nourishment, in every sense.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
– Matthew 11:28
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup
overflows.”
– Psalm 23:5
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