HEMISPHERE COFFEE ROASTERS
Coffee with a mission!
About Us
Paul and Grace Kurtz started Hemisphere Coffee Roasters in 2004. Paul, MA Missiology, Simpson Graduate School, serves as the Director of Global Mission for Rosedale Mennonite Missions in Irwin, Ohio. Paul has traveled extensively in Central and South America and throughout East Africa. On his visits representing the mission agency, he often was asked by church leaders for financial assistance for church programs. Often he saw how the church was dependent on handouts to fulfill their vision or dreams.
The idea to start a coffee importing company came after such a meeting in Thika, Kenya. Surrounded by beautiful groves of coffee, it hit him. What was needed was a business model that allowed Christian growers to bring their coffee directly to the markets. Rather than a hand out, what was needed was a hand up! This started a journey; a journey that Paul and Grace are still on.
Paul says this about the last 3 years:
I am so glad for the advice I received early on. A wise old gentleman in the coffee industry told me that "if you want to import great coffee you have to know what great coffee is. The only way to know great coffee is to be a skilled roaster." That set me on the path to purchase a small roaster and then a larger 1/4 bag (33 pound) roaster. It is in the roasting that the true quality of the coffee shines or comes out. High grown coffee that has been meticulously sorted and graded is awesome to roast and discover.
Several other individuals have helped finance the start-up and the first container of coffee. We are now looking at helping the Cabecar Indians of Costa Rica put their own wet mill operatiion in Grano de Oro, a remote village 4 hours out of San Jose. Watch for news of that project right here!
The idea to start a coffee importing company came after such a meeting in Thika, Kenya. Surrounded by beautiful groves of coffee, it hit him. What was needed was a business model that allowed Christian growers to bring their coffee directly to the markets. Rather than a hand out, what was needed was a hand up! This started a journey; a journey that Paul and Grace are still on.
Paul says this about the last 3 years:
I am so glad for the advice I received early on. A wise old gentleman in the coffee industry told me that "if you want to import great coffee you have to know what great coffee is. The only way to know great coffee is to be a skilled roaster." That set me on the path to purchase a small roaster and then a larger 1/4 bag (33 pound) roaster. It is in the roasting that the true quality of the coffee shines or comes out. High grown coffee that has been meticulously sorted and graded is awesome to roast and discover.
Several other individuals have helped finance the start-up and the first container of coffee. We are now looking at helping the Cabecar Indians of Costa Rica put their own wet mill operatiion in Grano de Oro, a remote village 4 hours out of San Jose. Watch for news of that project right here!
Hemisphere Coffee Roasters is located in downtown Mechanicsburg, OH.The Roastery, located at 22 South Main, is open most week days and all are invited to stop in and pick up fresh-roasted coffee.
Here are just some of the great cafes and markets that handle Hemisphere Coffee Roasters coffee.
Pioneer Coffee Company, Plain City, OH
Cup of Grace, Springfield, OH
Beans and Cream, Mechanicsburg, OH
East End Diner, Plain City, OH
Rebecca's, Walnut Creek, OH
Yutzy's Farm Market, Urbana, OH
The Cheesehouse, Plain City, OH
Chet's IGA, Mechanicsburg, OH
Yoder's Country Store, Greenwood, DE
Yoder's Meat Shoppe, Shipshewana, IN
Berlin Gift Barn, Berlin, OH
Fourwinds International, Columbus, OH
Troyer's Country Blatz, Fairview, NC
The Cheese Cottage, Lima, OH
Coblentz Chocolates, Walnut Creek, OH
The Amish Cheesehouse, Chouteau, OK
You can contact HCR by phone: 937-834-3007
email Paul at: kurtzpaul@hotmail .com
Here are just some of the great cafes and markets that handle Hemisphere Coffee Roasters coffee.
Pioneer Coffee Company, Plain City, OH
Cup of Grace, Springfield, OH
Beans and Cream, Mechanicsburg, OH
East End Diner, Plain City, OH
Rebecca's, Walnut Creek, OH
Yutzy's Farm Market, Urbana, OH
The Cheesehouse, Plain City, OH
Chet's IGA, Mechanicsburg, OH
Yoder's Country Store, Greenwood, DE
Yoder's Meat Shoppe, Shipshewana, IN
Berlin Gift Barn, Berlin, OH
Fourwinds International, Columbus, OH
Troyer's Country Blatz, Fairview, NC
The Cheese Cottage, Lima, OH
Coblentz Chocolates, Walnut Creek, OH
The Amish Cheesehouse, Chouteau, OK
You can contact HCR by phone: 937-834-3007
email Paul at: kurtzpaul@hotmail .com
