A mobile coffee business that started with a trailer and a cart is setting up permanent shop inside a former church in Beverly. The Emerald Cup, owned by Kelly Devine and Katie McEnery, plans to open a kiosk inside Church 103 at 2501 W. 103rd St., with the full build-out expected to be complete in early 2027.
The Emerald Cup opened in 2023 as a mobile coffee shop, rolling a trailer and cart out to farmers markets and events around the south suburbs, according to Block Club Chicago. The business has since done pop-ups at Church 103 over the past year, and Devine and McEnery now plan to open a permanent kiosk there in early 2027.
Those pop-ups won't be slowing down in the meantime. The owners plan to host more frequent pop-ups inside the church space starting Wednesday and running throughout the holiday season, per the same report.
From Farmers Market Stand to Storefront
Before Church 103 entered the picture, Emerald Cup's roots were planted at a very different kind of market. The business began at the Palos Farmers Market, according to The Regional News. Back in February 2025, the owners said they were already eyeing growth beyond the market circuit, telling the outlet, “We are working on expanding our concept to a town nearby.”
That expansion is now taking shape inside a building with its own second act. Church 103 is a former Lutheran church that was converted into a retail space in 2021, the station's report notes. It currently houses eight businesses, all of them described as women-owned, making Emerald Cup's addition a fit for the space's existing character.
A Permanent Fixture in a Converted Sanctuary
For a mobile coffee operation that spent its first few years chasing markets and events, trading a trailer for a fixed address inside a converted sanctuary marks a shift toward permanence. Early reporting had pointed to expansion into a nearby town, and the Church 103 kiosk appears to be where that growth is landing, with pop-ups continuing at the site in the meantime as the owners work toward the early 2027 opening.
