Jacob Jetton believes coffee brings people together.

He’s also aware we live in a society that rushes and always wants to get something quick.

The hustle and bustle means people lose the opportunity to invest in each other and learn about the community and the community’s needs.

His hope is people will sit down over a cup of coffee to have meaningful conversations, spend a little time together and open up.

That’s where Recentered Roasters — founded by Jetton and his wife, Jessica, and Josh and Briana Walter — come in. They bring coffee and baked goods to Athens Saturday Market.

Recentered Roasters is part of Recentered, a home whose mission is to offer help and support to young people in crisis situations like homes with abuse or addiction. Recentered, a 501(c)(3) organization, started seven years ago as a way to build lasting relationships and give young people the support they need. Recentered Roasters started up two years ago as a creative way to support the ministry.

The roasters serve hot and cold brews at Athens Saturday Market. They also bring Ellie Belli’s Cookies, created by Ellie Walter, as well as Nanny’s Sourdough Bread and other market treats.

“We want to establish a marketplace ministry,” Jetton said, adding they wanted to invest more time in the community.

Jetton compares roasting coffee to the way God works on a person. The coffee might look fine on the outside, according to Jetton, but the development of a good bean takes place on the inside.

“It’s not good if it’s not roasted well,” he said.

Jetton said a lot hard work goes into bringing coffee from the farm to the cup. As a roaster, he aims to bring out the best product by honoring the hands that worked so hard to grow it.

Jetton roasts coffee from places like Ethiopia, Columbia and Honduras.

All the profit goes back to the Recentered ministry.

The group at Recentered Roasters is currently working to open a storefront at 102 N. Clinton St. in Athens. The hope is it will be ready to roast late this year.

“We are hoping and praying things will come together,” Jetton said. “It’s been a journey.”

Jetton said he felt like the Lord called them to be spiritual mothers and fathers to youth in crisis and that the Lord also led them to Athens.

Jetton said no one had any particular ties to Athens, but after praying about it, they felt it was the right spot.

“We are super excited to be part of the market,” Jetton said. “We felt like this is where the Lord directed us to be. We have a heart for Athens. We want to serve the community.”

Go to www.recentered.org to learn more about the organization.

— Athens Main Street Intern Anna Marbut contributed to this article.