Sacred Grounds Internet and Coffee House is located in the former Benton Elementary School building on the corner of 2nd Street and 3rd Avenue. The building currently houses the Benton Bible Church and Community Center and the Community Closet, a thrift shop.
 

     

Katie Voight, manager of the Sacred Grounds Coffee House, opened the shop in September, 2006. A member of Benton Bible Church, she decorated the Coffee House and Internet Cafe with items from the church's thrift shop, the Community Closet.
In addition to regular coffee, the shop's menu offers lattes, mochas, hot chocolate, tea and baked goods.
 

     

Sacred Grounds is a popular spot for Benton's young people. Not only do they enjoy the menu items, but they also like to play games and use the computers. Plans are underway to open an adjacent room for students to do homework and spend time together after school. Katie attended school in this building and is a 2000 graduate of Benton High School.
 

     

Several varieties of coffee are served at Sacred Grounds. On a recent Saturday morning, two columnists from tristatewoman.com enjoyed some delicious hot chocolate. Mary Hoff and Sharon Carns from Cuba City stopped in to visit before heading upstairs to look for bargains in the thrift shop.
 

     

Coffee-themed gift baskets were available during the holiday season.
Barbara Strause helped behind the counter. Jill Perkinson, wife of Pastor Nelson Perkinson, helped Katie make chocolate-dipped coffee stirrers while young customers enjoying overseeing the process.
 

     

Sacred Grounds is not just for women and kids; men enjoy the shop, too. An adjacent area houses a big screen for showing television sporting events and mmovies.
Special programs such as knitting classes and committee meetings also
utilize the space. When you stop in, ask Katie about her recent trip
to the Dominican Republic with the youth group from Benton Bible Church.