St. Paul Lutheran Church (Kouts) 100th Anniversary - Porter County ...

Sunday Evening Social Group Officers, left to right, Marlene & Harold Haman, Sec.-Treas., June & James
Schmidt, President.
The Sunday Evening Social Group
On June 12, 1960, a new organization was formed in the congregation called the Sunday Evening Social Group.
This organization had as its purpose social activities so that members could become better acquainted due to the
growing membership. At the meetings there also was to be religious discussions and Bible study.
The first officers were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chael, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Schoon and Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Kroft.
The Sunday Evening Social Group has been most active and beneficial to the life of the congregation.
At the present time the group sponsors the Easter breakfast which started in 1963; decorating the church and
Parish Hall for Christmas since 1963; serving coffee and rolls following the church service since 1969. They also
sponsor the Blueberry Social and have done so since 1971. The Mother-Daughter banquet is sponsored by the group
since 1972 and there was a Father-Son banquet held by this group for three years.
On September 5, 1965 the group sponsored a centennial float for the anniversary of the Town of Kouts and
operated a food stand at this celebration.
The Sunday Evening Social Group has met its purposes of fostering contact among members to a greater
degree and also has assisted the congregation a great deal in the financial area.