Newborn Brew

Newborn Brew is a community center and coffee shop that’s sharing the gospel in Pristina, Kosovo.

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Our purpose

Kosovo is 96% Muslim, with less than 2,000 total evangelical Christians. It’s the youngest country in Europe–with a tragic history and a potentially difficult future.

Newborn Brew is community center and coffeeshop in Pristina, Kosovo— and home to a young church, Kisha në Newborn (Church at Newborn). It’s a church living in its community, led by Jordan and Jenny Silva and a faithful team of American and Kosovar missionaries. They are intentionally loving their community in gospel-saturated ways, serving with their hands and sharing the good news.

Join us in supporting this vibrant community of believers as they bring the gospel to those who have never heard.

What We’re Doing

Sustain the Church at Newborn long term – $6,000/mo.
Encourage the gospel workers serving at Newborn
Recruit longterm missionaries to join in gospel work in Pristina

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What is Newborn Brew?

Newborn Brew was opened in August 2021, with the vision to provide a welcoming space to the students of Pristina, and share in words and actions the good news of Jesus. It has grown a reputation in our city for being a place where everyone is welcomed (even marginalized members of our community), and for a place where anyone can learn about Jesus.

Students tell us Newborn is like their second home, and they know without doubt they are loved. Newborn Brew is a powerful gospel tool in this context.

How We Share The Gospel

Church at Newborn meets downstairs on Wednesday evenings, while the coffee shop remains open upstairs. We share a meal together, worship, preach the word, and gather and pray together. The openness and hospitality of this environment makes it easy for anyone who is curious about Jesus to observe and join. Teaching verse-by-verse in public allows us to tackle the whole spectrum of scripture and the issues of life, allowing the Spirit to convict and teach. Church in this context allows our community to watch the life of the church transparently—caring for each other, confessing sin, worshipping with joy, and meeting needs.

Throughout the week, our team leads Bible studies. Some are public, posted on the Newborn Brew community calendar and open for anyone to come and learn more about Jesus, while others are and others are for individuals and small groups.

In one-on-one relationships, missionaries on our team can share with honesty about who Jesus is, and what he is doing in our lives. We get to work alongside God in his ministry of reconciliation.

We are unique in our city as the only place designed to serve and love students. We have ample study and working space, and welcome students to stay as long as they want. We have a huge wall of board games that are free to play, and we provide events like trivia, art club, or photography club. All day long, our shop is packed with students!

Meet Our Community

Newborn Brew is in the heart of the capital city of Kosovo, Pristina. Pristina is young and restless. The university students are bright and full of so much potential. They are willing to share their lives with us and discuss deep heart issues of life and faith.

While sharing the gospel of Jesus is easy in Pristina, it is difficult to make the decision to follow Jesus as Lord, and costs of faith from community and family are high. We love the students God has brought us and are willing to walk with them for years as God draws them to Himself. Many aren’t accepted in their community, or are from broken and hurt homes. We ourselves are messy and broken people, made whole by Jesus… and we are loving messy and broken people who are in need of Jesus. Our job is to love them and introduce them to the source of life, Jesus.

Join us! We Need Partners!

God is moving in Kosovo and we are confident he is going to uphold his name as the Redeemer, Savior and reconciling God that he is. Please be a part of that work.

Join our prayer list! To join, please reach out: churchatnewborn@gmail.com Every day our team faces challenges and spiritual warfare on the front lines of ministry. Every day we rejoice in the goodness of God as glorifies Himself in making all things work together for good. Don’t miss out on those stories.

We need people that ooze Jesus and are faithful in their walk and work. Volunteer missionaries are always a blessing in the coffeeshop and vital to the mission. Long term co-laborers are the most needed, but are open to shorter term volunteers as well (6 months-1 year). If you have a willingness to learn from the Spirit, are humble and servant hearted, and have a desire to share Jesus with people through evangelism then we would love to talk more!

Newborn Brew and the Church at Newborn keep their doors open because of your support. Because our priorities are focused on sharing the gospel and loving our community, we put those priorities first. The coffee shop is always busy and a dream come true for evangelism and ministry, but it will never be able to fully cover the rent costs for the community center/church space.

Why? Kosovo is one of the poorest countries in Europe, with an average income of around 300 Euros per month. We focus on providing good jobs with fair wages to our Kosovar staff, pay our taxes fully (which is unusual here), and allow students to stay all day without pressuring them to order, all of which reduce our earning potential. Most coffeeshops, in order to survive, turn into a bar in the evenings to bring in more income. We don’t sell alcohol, so we also miss out on this income.

The bottom line: The coffeeshop income of Newborn Brew covers its own costs and pays the salaries of our Kosovar staff. Your support pays for the rent for our space. Thank you!

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Reach out to churchatnewborn@gmail.com to sign up for prayer updates, inquire about serving with us, or any questions you may have!