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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
Church to open coffee shop; donate funds to charities
READY FOR CUSTOMERS
New Community lead pastor Chris Hoffman says the
church will be ready to serve coffee to the community
on Dec. 8. The church is located at 3955 Ga. Hwy. 53,
across the street from Hoschton Towne Center and
Dollar General. Photos by Kerri Testement
BY KERRI TESTEMENT
HE CONCEPT is
simple - “Drink
coffee. Help peo
ple.”
That’s what New
Community Church hopes
will attract java drinkers to
Hoschton for its new coffee
shop, which opens to the gen
eral public on Monday, Dec.
8.
And with each cup of cof
fee, the church pledges to
give back funds to non-profit
organizations in the commu
nity.
“Every dollar that we make
above and beyond what it
costs to run the place will
go to non-profits and chari
table organizations in Jackson
County,” said Chris Hoffman,
lead pastor of the church.
New Community will
donate funds to the Boys
and Girls Club of Jackson
County; the Amanda House,
a home in Nicholson serving
girls ages 10-18 on a tempo
rary and long-term basis; and
“Renewed,” a new non-profit
organization that supports
widows and women escaping
abusive relationships.
The church is also con
sidering options to make its
facility at 3955 Ga. Hwy. 53
an “extension campus” for
the Boys and Girls Club of
Jackson County, and hosting a
Christ-centered yoga program
and the “Renewed” group.
Hoffman prefers that the
church’s 26,000 square-foot
building not sit empty during
the weekdays.
“Our goal is to leverage this
space for community meets,”
he said.
That’s where the concept
of a community coffee shop
comes into the picture.
When Luna’s Coffeehouse
closed its doors in downtown
Hoschton several months ago,
the church opted to buy all of
its equipment and furniture.
“We bought everything
- even the Sweet and Low
packets,” Hoffman said.
Perhaps that’s why there’s
a familiar look to New
Community’s coffee shop,
which welcomes guests when
they enter the building for
worship services. The couch
es, chairs and tables were
once located in Luna’s.
New Community’s coffee
shop will be a full-service
operation, serving coffee,
lattes, cappuccinos, mochas,
smoothies and desserts —just
like any other coffee shop.
Free Wi-Fi will also be avail
able and the shop will be
operated by paid staff.
“Starbucks is probably not
going to be moving up here
anytime soon, but we need
a coffee shop,” Hoffman said.
The coffee shop fits into the
non-denominational church’s
model to serve and love those
in the community, Hoffman
said. It’s hoped that the cof
fee shop will allow people
to connect with others in the
community, he added.
“This is going to be a very
personable place,” Hoffman
said.
In September, the church
moved to its current facility,
which dates to the 1930s and
is a former school house. The
church launched its minis
try in 2007 at West Jackson
Primary School, where it
spent 18 months leasing
space. Currently, the church
hosts an estimated 220 peo
ple each Sunday for service.
New Community’s coffee
shop will be open Mondays
through Thursdays, from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays and
Saturdays, from 7 a.m. to 9
p.m.; and Sundays, around
service times, when free
coffee will be available to
guests.
For more information, visit
www.newcommunityonline.
com.
FAMILIAR LOOK TO COFFEE SHOP
New Community’s new coffee has a familiar look —
that’s because the church bought equipment and fur
niture from the former Luna’s Coffeehouse, located in
the Hoschton City Square.
Independence Bank holds opening in Braselton
THE STAFF, board of
directors and special guests
of Independence Bank of
Georgia recently cut the
ribbon to mark the bank’s
official opening at 6323
Grand Hickory Drive,
Braselton. The bank is in
the Mulberry Park busi
ness center, located off Ga.
Hwy. 211.
And the bank issued a
strong statement support
ing its mission — “com
mitted to community;
dedicated to service” by
introducing its senior staff
representing more than one
hundred years of banking
experience and donating
to the ‘Bucks for Books’
campaign at the Braselton
Library.
The bank received its
charter notification from
the Georgia Department of
Banking and Finance on
Oct. 15. The initial capi
talization is $18.9 million,
exceeding analysts’ esti
mates for a start-up bank
during the challenging
conditions of the economy.
Two hundred twenty-two
shareholders helped the
bank exceed its capitaliza
tion projection.
Bank president Terry
Evans introduced the board
of directors.
“We have a strong team,
and we’ll work hard to
serve the banking needs
of this community and
region,” he said.
The bank offers checking
accounts, savings accounts,
personal or consumer loans
and specialized personal
banking services.
Braselton Mayor Pat
Graham cut the ribbon and
thanked the vision of the
board and staff for opening
its first office in Braselton.
She also accepted the cere
monial ribbon of one dollar
bills to benefit the library.
For additional informa
tion, visit the bank’s web
site at www.ibankga.com
or call 678-866-0100.
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RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
Terry Evans, Calvin Jones, Braselton Mayor Pat Graham,
Mike Williams and Richard Stevens; and (back row)
Brian Rochester, Stacey Britt, Joe Harrison and Harry
Gentry are shown at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for
Independence Bank, located at 6323 Grand Hickory
Drive, Braselton.
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LUNCH AT THE RITZ
Jefferson Academy’s third grade “Lunch at the Ritz”
winners for October are shown. The following students
were recognized for good behavior, a positive attitude
and citizenship: (back row, L-R) Julia Kobe, Brianna
Rosales (second row, L-R) Riley Malone, Lauren Kelley,
Carlee Jackson, Keri Ward (third row, L-R Hunter
Beatty, Lucas Carreno, Kevin Anderson (front row) Lily
Goggans, Cameron Servatius.
BANK DONATES FUNDS TO JMS
Hamilton State Bank recently donated $600 for
Jefferson Middle School’s CRCT remediation rewards
program. Pepe Cummings (left) of Hamilton State Bank
is shown presenting a check to Howard McGlennen,
principal of JMS.
More school news:
Local students
named at GSC
— see pages 5-6C
Card of Thanks
GAINESVILLE STATE Col
lege’s Rho Mu Chapter of Phi
Theta Kappa recently inducted
several Jackson County students.
The new members include:
Cristian Caceres, Linda Homick,
Jolene Kanieski and Nicole
Sensei, all of Braselton; Briana
Minish, Commerce; Thomas
Furlette, Abby Potts, Jessica
Robinson and Carol Wytiaz, all
of Jefferson; and Beverly Watson,
Nicholson.
Phi Theta Kappa is an honors
society recognizing excellence at
two-year colleges. Membership
is based primarily upon academ
ic achievement. Members must
have completed at least 25 hours
of course work toward an associ
ate degree program, have a grade
point average of 3.6, and enjoy
full rights of membership.
Luther Frank Rucker
(Buck)
Nov. 11, 2008
Thank you sincerely for sharing
our sorrow. Your kindness is
deeply appreciated and will
always be remembered.
The family of
Luther Frank Rucker
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