MIDLAND, Mich. — Messiah Lutheran Church’s drive-through coffee cafe — the first such venture in Michigan’s Saginaw Valley — is the latest twist on reaching the masses. Housed inside a 4,900-square-foot section in the front of the church, the café, called “journeys,” offers a full line of Italian-style and espresso lattes, mochas, plus pastries and cookies. The hope is to appeal to younger folks and others alienated by more traditional religious approaches.
Family Christian Center in Munster, Ind., opened a Starbucks in its lobby. In Wells, Maine, Messiah Christian Church offers memberships to its fitness center; while Houston’s Brentwood Baptist Church has a McDonald’s restaurant in its adjacent lifelong-learning center, complete with a drive-thru window.
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