What
is the United Methodist Church?
Welcome to the Salem United Methodist Church
Web Site. We are a growing congregation eagerly preaching God's
word. Salem is located in the small rural community of Springtown,
Pennsylvania.
A Little History about Salem:
Five years before the Salem church came into existence, Bishop
John Seybert, the first Bishop of the Evangelical Church, passed
through Springtown, stopped at the home of Henry Funk, and found
a place to preach there. The Rev. Solomon Altemos and Rev. Jacob
Riegel were the first to preach in the school house, in 1837 and
while there, they visited the home of Jacob Kooker. The Rev. Hummel,
a missionary, also preached there several times.
With Salem as part of the Lehigh Circuit in 1841, the congregation
met in the home of Jacob Clemens (near the Tannery) with Rev.
Michael Maize as pastor. The church was built in 1842, but was
not large enough to meet the needs of the congregation, so the
building was razed and a new one was constructed in 1868.
The interior of the sanctuary was renovated and a Service of Rededication
was celebrated on April 28, 1968. Another service was celebrated
on September 15, 1991, after the stucco on the exterior of the
church building was removed and the original stone structure was
re-pointed.
In 2001, Salem decided to purchase a modular trailer to meet the
growing needs of the congregation as a temporary building as we
push ahead in our building campaign. The modular houses the Sunday
School classrooms as well our fellowship activities.
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