Missions

Provision Coffee Company

We made a discovery about the places Woodlands Church is investing in around the world: Most countries we work with grow coffee, but the farmers and their families benefit least from their hard work.

From this discovery was born the idea that as we do ministry in these areas through local churches, we could naturally foster relationships with those whose livelihood comes from or "could" come from the coffee industry. Woodlands Church, having the capacity to open a domestic market for "coffee that cares," is working with many communities to encourage this strategic connection. Not only will this relationship provide a consistent source of income, it will generate resources that will be reinvested directly back into the same countries and regions to further ministry.

Countries where Woodlands Church is investing Missional focus have these things in common:

• Struggling churches, communities and family structures;
• Poor nutrition, limited access to health care, substandard education;
• Broken economies resulting in abject poverty, therefore crime & disease;
• Predominately agriculture based, using antiquated, ineffective farming techniques;
• Aid from the outside has often perpetuated rather than address the core needs;
• Openness to:
  • -The gospel, work hard (if employment were available)
  • -Changing methods & paradigms (Romans 12:2)

Premise behind Provision Coffee Company:

God is our Provider and gives solutions in abundance (when most see scarcity)

The role of Woodlands Church is to unlock provision already given by God via:

• - Identifying coffee growers living in clusters who are willing to cooperate toward the goal of "farm gate" enterprise coffee;
• -Identify & encourage development of local churches serving the coffee regions, so they ultimately become the "winners" as they serve their communities, seeing lives changed by personal relationships with Christ;

To Provide domestic (U.S.) MARKET for international coffee communities

• -Woodlands Church (20-50,000 lbs per year- projected)
• -Percentage Overhead costs (beans, shipping, roasting, etc): 60% (of retail)
• -Percentage of Retail dollars going back into ministries: 40% (of retail)

To Generate capital and operational income for origin specific development:

• -Primary: Church & Leadership Development
• -Secondary: Agriculture, Nutrition, Education, Medical/Health