coffee hour
Post-service social time
Coffee hour is an informal social gathering, typically after a church service, lecture, or meeting, where attendees mingle over coffee and light refreshments.
The term emphasizes the casual, conversational nature of the event rather than its duration: Stay for coffee hour after the service.
The coffee itself is optional—juice and cookies often appear.
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- socialConcerning community life
- refreshmentsLight fare served socially
donuts · pastries · congregation · mingling · chat · Sunday · church · break · networking · conversation · mugs · cream · sugar · hospitality · community · cookies · table · folding chairs
- Unitarianismuniversalism, unity of God, religious pluralism, liberal Christianity, Ralph Waldo Emerson
- gatheringsgathering, gatherings, parties, party, reunion
- church activitiesSunday school, Bible study, church camp, church socials, church picnic
- church groupssmall group, small groups, congregations, cell group, parishes
- community eventsparade, parades, festival, festivals, fair
- youth ministryyouth group, youth ministry, youth groups, youth fellowship, youth leaders
coffee hourformal reception
Ceremonial social gathering
state dinner · official ceremony · gala · banquet · awards ceremony
coffee hoursermon
Clergy's worship address
worship service · church service · Mass · liturgy · divine worship
coffee hoursolitude
State of being alone
alone time · quiet contemplation · isolation · hermitage · silent reflection