Cafe church

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Cafe Church - an approach to exploring Jesus Christ-inspired faith in a community that involves interaction, creativity, a degree of chaos and an openness to connecting with people who may have different ideas, beliefs and values to your own. The Cafe Church model is one that is intrinsically linked with the emerging church movement, which seeks to find new forms and approaches to existing as a church in the 21st century. These churches are often heavily focussed on relational aspects of Christian fellowship, and consequently a Cafe approach is particularly appropriate.

There are a number of churches around the world that have embraced this particular model, to a greater or lesser extent. Some take it as far as existing as a permanent coffee shop, in which the members of the fellowship meet; others simply utilise it as a way of providing variation within their normal service structure (for example serving coffee throughout the service, or having the congregation gathered around tables).

A cafe church that started in Glebe, Sydney, Australia, in March 1996 can be found at:

http://www.cafechurch.org.au/

Another one, based in Melbourne, Australia, founded in 2001, can be found at:

http://www.cafechurch.org/