GCU Coffee Club

By Ralph Freso

A new club at GCU that's stirring up a buzz is the GCU Coffee Club, which had its first outing at The Black Sheep in Glendale, owned by GCU alumna Lynnette Fredrick. Story

  • Lynnette Fredrick, a 2016 GCU alumna, owns and operates The Black Sheep coffee shop in downtown Glendale, which was the first outing for GCU’s Coffee Club on Feb. 24, 2024.
  • Adam Maynes and members of GCU’s Coffee Club enjoy an outing at The Black Sheep coffee shop in downtown Glendale on Feb. 24, 2024.
  • Sophomore Sarah Trupp and members of GCU’s Coffee Club enjoy an outing at The Black Sheep coffee shop in downtown Glendale on Feb. 24, 2024.
  • GCU alumna Lynnette Fredrick, who owns and operates The Black Sheep coffee shop in downtown Glendale, prepares a coffee drink on Feb. 24, 2024.
  • A latte from The Black Sheep during GCU’s Coffee Club outing on Feb. 24, 2024.
  • Members of GCU’s Coffee Club enjoy an outing at The Black Sheep coffee shop in downtown Glendale on Feb. 24, 2024.
  • Coffee Club president Linken Witner, a senior, shares a few stories during the club's outing at The Black Sheep coffee shop in downtown Glendale on Feb. 24, 2024.
  • The Black Sheep coffee shop owner and GCU alum Lynnette Fredrick (left) and 2021 GCU graduate Rita Mendez prepare coffee drinks on Feb. 24, 2024.
  • Rita Mendez, who graduated from GCU in 2021, talks about working at The Black Sheep coffee shop in downtown Glendale on Feb. 24, 2024.
  • Members of GCU’s Coffee Club enjoy an outing at The Black Sheep coffee shop in downtown Glendale on Feb. 24, 2024.

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GCU Magazine

August 2026

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