Owner uses coffee shop to preach Gospel, set up future church

By Quinn Lavespere, Message Summer Staff Writer

BOSSIER CITY – Jerome Stockert learned a long time ago that coffee could be used for other purposes than just quenching the thirst of others.

Called by God to start a new coffee and tea shop, Stockert has used Ethnos Coffee and Tea in The Villaggio, a new, upscale, 64-acre community reminiscent of an Italian town square, to provide customers who enter its doors with relaxation and pleasure while teaching them about Jesus by accommodating customers in a godly manner.