A congregation of the ELCA
Sharing Christ's Peace
Welcoming, Praising, Nurturing, Serving
A congregation of the ELCA
Sharing Christ's Peace
Welcoming, Praising, Nurturing, Serving
Coronavirus Updates
Reopening for Worship
We are now holding in person services. Saturday worship begins at 5pm. Sunday worship starts at 10 am.
Following the recommendations of public health experts, effective immediately Salem will require that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks when they gather together indoors. This includes during service and other functions held inside. This decision aligns with the CDC’s recommendation for universal masking in counties with substantial or high Coronavirus spread. These guidelines are the result of an increasing number of “breakthrough” cases, COVID diagnoses in vaccinated individuals. For more information about cases in our area, you can follow the CDC’s COVID Data Tracker at https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home.
We all hope that the county-level community-transmission risk decreases soon so that vaccinated individuals no longer need to mask. In the meantime, we want to ensure we're doing all we can to keep our members safe from the risk of COVID. And, remember, God can hear your singing, even when it’s from behind a mask.
We have begun holding fellowship and educational gatherings in the building, and still continue to use our outdoor spaces, and zoom. The building is not yet open to outside groups.
Services are available to view via our youtube channel and on our facebook page. Links are at the bottom of this page. Watch for updates via email, Facebook, or this web site as we continue to transition.
What you can do
Even in light of this drastic response, we are still the church! You can help in the following ways:
- Pray. Ask God for the help and strength necessary to get through this pandemic. Pray for our church, our country and the world.
- Connect. Reach out to friends and neighbors to find out how they are doing. This is especially important to those who are elderly or at risk of serious illness.
- Support. Continue to support the church and those around you in need. Please mail in your offerings or give electronically below. Serve others by buying and delivering needed items to the home-bound.
By living out our faith, we will do our part in "sharing Christ's peace" with a troubled world.
Thank you, and may God bless you!