 A view of the church, school and parsonage taken shortly after the church was built, 1889-1890 |
 The church interior as it looked shortly after the church was built, 1889-1890 |
 The Schubert community around the turn of the century. Schubert's store is on the left and Martin Weith's blacksmith shop on the right with the church, school and parsonage in the background |
 The church interior near Christmastime around the turn of the century |
The Ladies Aid Society
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St. John's Ladies Aid Society was organized on August 11, 1921. The first officers were: Mrs. Caroline Max, president; Mrs. Mary Brenner, vice president; Mrs. Albert Hoffmann, secretary; and Mrs. Henry Mueller, treasurer. Minutes of the first meeting were recorded by the secretary in English and translated into German by the pastor, the Reverend Otto Bernthal.
Meetings were spent in tacking comforters, piecing quilt blocks and quilting for members of the congregation and others in the community. Every year a quilt was made for the Lutheran Orphans Home in St. Louis. In addition to quilting, the Ladies Aid sponsored church suppers and ice cream socials and served lunch at public sales. Out of revenue from these sources, it has since its inception made numerous donations for improvements to the church and parsonage, as well as to charitable endeavors.
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