Church Outreach Idea: A Couples Night

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[important]”Churches talk a lot about marriage and family, but this is an event that actually demonstrates the church’s care for marriages.”  Keith Parker”[/important]

Keith was the guest speaker for our first ever couples night at Seven Oaks this past Saturday night.  The theme was “Keeping the Romance Alive” and it was for couples only. Despite the snowy weather we had a great turnout of approximately 70 couples.  We had pre-registered 66 couples, so we were thrilled.

We had the meal catered from a local bbq place for  $15 a couple.  It was pork tenderloin and chicken with the sides and desserts.  Couples pre-registered for the event and paid the cost of the meal.  We played a game of “Couples Treasure Hunt” and recognized the various number of years married.  We had two couples there who had been married 60+ years.

Keith Parker, a wonderful preacher, spoke on the 6 building blocks of a godly marriage.  We gave out some prizes of $10 gift cards to Cold Stone Creamery.  It started at 5:30 and was finished about 7:45.  I planned the event, but a  lady volunteered to coordinate the event.  She recruited helpers and did a fantastic job. They decorated the tables beautifully for a very low cost (less than $150, including door prizes).  She took care of working with the caterer and organized serving the food.

I haven’t been able to go through all of the registrants, but we had many visiting couples who were invited by our members.  Some were from other congregations, but many were visitors from the community.  It was a very well received event and a great outreach opportunity.  Your congregation should consider doing this to serve families and reach out.

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