Andreas is from Cyprus and lives in North Wales with his wife Michelle and three children, where his is involved in a social-enterprise cafe and training centre to provide training and opportunities for disadvantaged people to work in the coffee industry.
He has worked in the hospitality industry his entire adult life. Since selling a multi-award-winning tearoom in 2012, he trained as a coffee specialist and barista trainer. A two-year stint on the mission field in Greece provided the opportunity to start a coffee training school in a women’s prison in Greece, and a community centre for the Evangelical Church in Athens which retrains people from all walks of life (homeless, ex-addicts, long-term unemployed, youth, etc.).
After a project 10 years in the making Andreas’ vision for opening a Christian café in Athens was finally realised. Run by volunteers they have trained, it is a collaborative work with the Evangelical Church in Athens. Currently it is a take-away café, but there is more planned.
It’s wonderful to see how mission can express itself is such innovative ways!
He travels to Greece regularly to complete barista training and assessment of candidates.
If up are interested in the vibrant mix of coffee and Christian mission, Andreas is the person to talk to.
