News Alert! 

We are very excited to announce that Volente Coffee Roasters, the Mission’s new social enterprise, has officially launched. We are now roasting local quality coffee at the Modesto Gospel Mission.

What is a social enterprise?

It is a business term for a business whose primary purpose is addressing a social challenge rather than creating a profit for its shareholders. Volente Coffee Roasters is the Mission’s first social enterprise, and its aim is to assist the homeless and destitute by helping them build various job skills for their future. This component of our ministry is crucial to accomplish the goals of transforming lives through the power and love of Jesus Christ. As the old saying goes, it is to teach them to fish for themselves instead of merely giving them fish for the momentary need. And although the coffee itself is secondary in importance, we feel like we have not skimped on taste or quality. I have been drinking this coffee for months now as we tinker with the roasting path to make it taste just right, and I can honestly say it is great coffee whether you like it hot or cold.

How can you help? 

Visit www.VolenteCoffee.com and purchase a bag of coffee that serves a purpose AND kickstarts your day! Volente is more than a cup of coffee, it is a shared community…a community made up of everyone who buys and drinks the coffee so that their struggling neighbors have an opportunity for life transformation and change. And for every bag purchased, 100% of the proceeds are invested in Mission programs and operations. It is simply put, Coffee with a Mission. 

Jason Conway

Chief Executive Officer

Modesto Gospel Mission

The purpose of the Modesto Gospel Mission goes well beyond just feeding and housing men, women, and children. We work to come alongside the broken and suffering and reveal to them the possibility of true and holistic life-transformation through the power of our savior Jesus. This change has tangible effects on all aspects of a person’s life. To that end, we are always looking for new ways to equip and train our New Life Program participants to meet the demands of the world ‘outside’ the Mission. Volente Coffee Roasters is the Mission’s new social enterprise to tackle one aspect of this training.

The Mission has officially launched a social enterprise centered around teaching the men and women of our programs new job skills, a hearty work ethic, and the intangibles that make good employees. Volente Coffee Roasters is a small, for-profit division of the Mission, which focuses on roasting raw coffee beans for use at the Mission and for sale to individuals, churches, and businesses. New Life Program disciples will work with Mission staff to roast and package the coffee beans, track inventory, comply with OSHA rules for safety, meet food processing and sanitation best practices, engage in marketing and sales, and practice great customer service. We believe that our disciples will greatly benefit from this work and training, and this will help them prepare for full-time employment after their graduation from our programs. In addition, every dollar of net profit from selling coffee will go directly back to our programs! At $15 per bag of premium, fair-trade coffee, the Mission will see over $10 per bag go towards transforming the lives of individuals who desperately need it.

Quality and taste are paramount, and that starts with the roasters. Meet two of our initial awesome roasters, Mike and Jonathan. Both of these men came to the Mission desperate for help. While they both had real-world work experience, as part of their recovery pathway, they needed an opportunity to improve their skill sets to compete in the marketplace for living wages. They came into Volente and have been training to roast coffee and have been learning about operations and sales. These men work hard while having fun, and this is the reason Volente exists.

If you would like to learn more about Volente Coffee Roasters or would like to start your morning with a little bit of feel good in your cup, give us a call or visit www.VolenteCoffee.com.  Sales and subscriptions are officially live!