Bread Coffeehouse

What Bread Coffeehouse does

Bread Coffeehouse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit campus ministry that operates free coffeehouses and faith-based programming at three Georgia college campuses: Emory University, Oxford College of Emory University, and Kennesaw State University. The organization serves college students through a combination of free coffeehouse hospitality, events, small groups, Bible studies, and retreats, with the explicit mission of ministry to students in a campus setting. The organization was founded in 1998 (with the Oxford College location standing up as a separate campus in 2016), and is led by director Chris Beirne, who has held the role since 2018. It operates with a staff of approximately 20 employees.

The organization's business model is donation-funded rather than revenue-generating: services are provided at no cost to students, and operating expenses are underwritten by donations and contributions from partner churches. This is a ministry model, not a commercial product model, so traditional revenue mechanics such as pricing, SaaS subscriptions, or transactional fees do not apply. Funding is concentrated among a network of partner churches and individual donors who underwrite the multi-campus operation.

From a technology standpoint, Bread Coffeehouse operates with a minimal digital footprint: a Squarespace website, an Instagram social media presence, and standard email communications. There is no proprietary platform, no application layer, no data infrastructure, and no indicated AI or machine learning capability. Strategic priorities as publicly signaled are operational rather than technological — most notably the "Multiply" expansion initiative, which frames the organization's path forward in terms of additional campuses and deeper programmatic reach rather than product development.

Name

Bread Coffeehouse

Legal name

Bread Coffeehouse

Website

https://breadcoffeehouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bread Coffeehouse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit campus ministry operating free coffeehouses and faith-based programming at three Georgia college campuses (Emory, Oxford, Kennesaw State), serving students through events, small groups, Bible studies, and retreats, funded by partner churches and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Campus Faith-Based Nonprofit Hospitality

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Community Food Services (624210), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALADAG

Coffee Shops, Cafés & Beverage Programs

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Dining, Food Services & Campus Retail

Keywords

• Campus ministry services
• Free coffeehouse hospitality
• Student community programming
• College faith-based outreach
• Nonprofit campus coffee bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta, GA

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals: Individual donors contribute financial support to Bread Coffeehouse operations. Alumni and supporters provide ongoing contributions to sustain free services for students. Donations are tax-deductible as the organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
2. Church Partnerships: Local churches partner as Strategic Alliances to support campus ministry efforts. Churches provide financial support to enable love and faith programs for college students regardless of their faith journey stage.
3. Organizational Donations: Organizations and institutions provide financial gifts to support the campus ministry. All financial gifts are tax-deductible under 501(c)(3) status.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bread Coffeehouse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit campus ministry that operates free coffeehouses on three university campuses in Georgia (Emory University, Oxford College, and Kennesaw State University). Each location provides complimentary coffee, espresso drinks, food, small groups, Bible studies, leadership programs, weekly community events, and a student food pantry, funded entirely by donations from individuals, partner churches, and organizations. All services and products are provided at no charge to college students, with tax-deductible donation programs sustaining operations and an active Multiply expansion initiative identifying new campus locations.

Product overview

Bread Coffeehouse is a 501(c)(3) non-profit campus ministry operating a unified hospitality model across three university locations: Bread Emory, Bread Oxford, and Bread Kennesaw (KSU). Each location offers free coffee service, espresso bars, weekly events (D.S.F., SOUPer Tuesday), small groups, Bible studies, and leadership programs. The organization also operates the Eagle Food Pantry at Emory and runs a Multiply expansion program for new campus locations. All locations provide free hospitality-based community spaces where students can relax, study, and encounter faith-based programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bread Coffeehouse (Main Organization) A 501(c)(3) non-profit campus ministry operating free coffeehouses at three university campuses (Emory, Oxford, Kennesaw) that provides hospitality, community, and faith-based programming for college students.
• Bread Emory
• Bread Oxford Free coffeehouse and campus ministry at Oxford College of Emory University, offering free coffee, SOUPer Tuesday dinners, hangouts, small groups, and retreats since 2016.
• Bread Kennesaw (Bread KSU) Free coffeehouse and campus ministry at Kennesaw State University, offering free coffee on campus, weekly D.S.F. events (Dinner, Stories, Fun), small groups, Bible studies, and leadership groups.
• SOUPer Tuesday Weekly free soup and fresh baked bread community event held at the Bread Oxford house from 6-8pm, open to all students.
• D.S.F. Events Weekly Thursday evening gatherings at Bread Kennesaw featuring homemade dinner (D), stories about life and faith (S), and fun activities (F), with options available for dietary restrictions.
• Eagle Food Pantry Free food pantry service for Emory University students in need, open every Friday during the semester, 9am-5pm.
• Multiply Expansion program seeking new Bread Coffeehouse locations and campus ministers through donations to the general fund or to Director Chris Beirne.
• General Fund Donations Tax-deductible donation program supporting the overall Bread Coffeehouse ministry operations and expansion efforts.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Churches (Strategic Alliances)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal churches partner with Bread Coffeehouse as Strategic Alliances, providing financial and spiritual support to enable the campus ministry to reach college students. These partnerships aim to spread love and faith to students regardless of their faith journey stage.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA): Faith-based collegiate organization with a strong presence on southern campuses including Kennesaw State. Comparable as a donor-funded student ministry engaging college students around community and identity, though centered on athletics rather than a coffeehouse hub.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: Largest U.S. interdenominational campus ministry operating chapters at hundreds of universities. Highly comparable as a faith-based, donor-funded collegiate community organization, though far broader in scale and more programmatic than Bread's coffeehouse-anchored hospitality model.
• Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM): Network of state Baptist campus ministries funded through church partnerships and individual donations. Closely comparable to Bread's church Strategic Alliance model and donor-funded collegiate outreach, especially at SEC and southern campuses like Emory and KSU.
• Young Life College: Extension of Young Life targeting college students with donor-funded staff and relational ministry model. Comparable as a faith-based, donor-supported collegiate outreach organization with a similar "staff knows students by name" community moat.
• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Nationally scaled evangelical campus ministry with a presence at most major U.S. universities. Comparable mission and donor-supported model; overlaps with Bread in serving college students through small groups and faith exploration, but operates at a much larger scope without the free-coffeehouse hospitality angle.
• Chi Alpha (Assemblies of God): Pentecostal campus ministry present at universities across the U.S. with staff missionaries, small groups, and church-supported funding. Directly comparable donor/structure profile, with overlapping presence at Georgia campuses.
• The Navigators: Interdenominational collegiate ministry with staff at U.S. universities, donor-supported, focused on discipleship and small groups. Comparable mission and funding profile, though without the hospitality/café physical-space anchor that defines Bread.

Direct peers

• Reformed University Fellowship (RUF): PCA-affiliated campus ministry placing ministers at dozens of U.S. universities with a similar model of paid campus ministers, small groups, and large-group gatherings funded by donors and church partners. Operates at colleges including Emory, making it the closest direct peer in footprint and structure.

Emerging players

• Kairos (Kudzu / Campus Ministry Affiliates): Smaller-scale faith-based campus and young-adult ministries in the Southeast (Kudzu at Georgia College is explicitly named in Bread staff histories). Closest peers in scale and regional reach, with comparable donor-funded collegiate programs.
• Athletes in Action: Campus ministry arm of Cru focused on the athletic community at colleges. Comparable donor-funded collegiate faith outreach; relevant given Bread Kennesaw's community programming and the leadership team's sports-background ties (Mandy Cook's 14-year Point University athletics background).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bread_emory
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bread-coffeehouse

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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