Current Vision

I envision a storefront (a bookseller/spiritual items/ethical and alternative gift shop) with space to lounge, read, and enjoy community conversation and silence with coffee and tea.

I hope to sell curated books for children and adults, assembled curricula, items for worship and spiritual growth (candles, stones, sage, altar cloths, communion sets, journals, etc.), and assembled gift sets. Items should be ethically sourced. The prevalence of stores and items for sale like this in the San Lorenzo Valley leads me to believe that there is a market for this. Changing demographics also lead me to believe that there may be a shifting religious dynamic and a generation of progressive millennials whom the church has not yet engaged.

I envision selling at-cost plain coffee and tea (with self-serve sugar etc.) catered from the local coffee shop. I hope to convince them to purchase a fair trade roast.

I hope our website/online store can be successful and that it can launch “Subscription Boxes.”

I plan to host worship on Sundays.

I envision the name “Divergent Spirit” on signage; “Divergent Spirit” is the name of the shop; “Divergent Spirit Church” is the community name. I imagine using the space to assemble and sell Spirit Stories subscription boxes/ in-house assembled gift sets.

We may be able to rent/sublet the space on evenings to local organizations and nonprofits.

I hope that this project can generate fair wage jobs in the community and operate as a nonprofit that promotes literacy in its business, worship, and fundraising activity. Profits will subsidize curricula for churches and families that demonstrate financial need.

I also hope to publish my own work, including A Bible Translation/Paraphrase (Tentatively called the “Bible Reboot”).