Kingsland Baptist Church’s special needs ministry opens Friends Ice Cream and Coffee in Katy

“Working at Friends Ice Cream and Coffee gives our adult employees with special needs a sense of purpose and accomplishment,” Shafer said. “At Kingsland, our ministry embraces and serves people with special needs and their families with the love of Jesus Christ.”

On the menu

The ice cream menu is vast with both sweet and savory scoops, including Nutella crunch, cheesecake berry and jalapeno peach cream, created by award-winning Brazilian ice cream creators Allan and Maisa Velasque, according to the release.

The menu also includes specialty coffees, smoothies and shakes.

What else?

The shop is also accompanied by the adjoining Friends Community Playground, which is open to the public Monday through Saturday. It features playground equipment, including a town with a house, school, hospital and church as well as a merry-go-round for children of all abilities, Operations Pastor JP Pruett said in a phone call.

The playground is also surrounded by interactive panels, which can be digitally activated with a smartphone, according to the release.

“We want Friends Ice Cream and Coffee and the Friends Community Playground to be a place where people of all abilities, backgrounds and cultures can enjoy community together,” Shafer said.

• Opened May 11
• 20553 Kingsland Blvd., Katy
• https://kingsland.org/friends