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Can a nonprofit Christian coffee house and worship center sell pies, etc for a suggested donation?

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Nonprofit and Church Legal Trends - Free Edition - September October 2008 (free edition)

Can a nonprofit Christian coffee house and worship center who obtained 501(c)(3) status sell home-baked pies, soup and sandwiches for a suggested donation like a bake sale we have for the youth group of a church?

The IRS does not normally view the provision of food in a coffee house as religious activity, even where used as an outreach to attract participants for the religious activities.