Your giving is an investment in transforming lives.

At Salem, we transform lives within our community and beyond. Your generosity enables people of all ages to experience God's love through worship, education, and caring ministries. Through special events, outreach, and concerts, we spread the Good News and share Jesus' love throughout our community. Your generosity also nourishes and supports people locally in St. Louis and globally, through our Nutrition and Literacy ministries. Together, we bring hope and a brighter future to future generations. Thank you for making Christ's love tangible and transforming lives with us!

Ways To Give

Here are some easy ways to support our church.

Give Online

Give Online

Electronic giving is secure, quick and easy.  One-time and recurring gifts are simple to set up using a debit or credit card, or from a bank account. By setting up a bank transfer or EFT, approximately 3% more of your gift will go to ministry compared to a credit card transaction.

Text To Give

Text To Give

Text salemstlouis to (833) 834-5661. The first time, you will be asked to complete a one-time form, safely linking your credit card to your smart phone. You will receive a text confirming your gift.

Give In Person

Give In Person

In Person – During Sunday services or come by the Salem office

By Mail – Salem United Methodist Church, 1200 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis 63131

Investment Giving

Investment Giving

Save on taxes and give generously through your investment portfolio. Our Executive Pastor is available to work with you, your advisors and planners to utilize appreciated stocks, mandatory IRA distributions, Donor Advised Funds, Charitable Family Trusts and other vehicles to enhance your giving strategies.

Foundation for the Future

Foundation Giving

Create a lasting impact by contributing to Salem's mission and ministries through endowment giving.

Memorial / Honorarium Giving

Remember or honor your loved ones in a meaningful way.

Donor Declaration

Leave a lasting legacy by submitting a Donor Declaration for Planned Giving.

Estate Planning

Build a generosity legacy with professional estate planning.

Giving FAQs

If you’d like to check your year-to-date giving statement, log in to CCB using the link here and click on your Profile in the top-right corner. Choose the Involvement tab, click on the ellipsis (3 dots) menu on the Financial tile and select Giving Statement. Choose if you’d like a Giving Statement for yourself or your whole family. Select a date range for the gifts that should be included. Choose if you’d like only tax-deductible gifts, only non-deductible Transactions, or both to be included, and click Run Report.  If you need help logging into your CCB profile contact the church office or click the forgot my password link.

It’s easy to set up recurring giving online.  All Electronic giving is secure, quick and easy. One-time and recurring gifts are simple to set up using a debit or credit card, or from a bank account. Click give now.

If you need help setting up your online gift we are happy to help.  Contact Jennifer Horne at (314) 991-0546 or email at jennifer@salemstlouis.com.

Once you’ve set up a scheduled/recurring gift, various things can happen that may result in you needing to make changes to the gift.  If you need to adjust your giving schedule, change your payment choice, or adjust your giving amount please visit https://support.pushpay.com/s/article/How-to-Manage-My-Payment-Schedules or contact the church office for more help.

At Salem United Methodist Church, we desire to help you identify where you are today and encourage you to grow in the next step of your journey of generosity.  For more information on how you can grow in your giving please contact Rev. Deborah LeMoine at (314) 991-0546 or email deborah@salemsltouis.com.

By working hard we must help the weak. In this way we remember the Lord Jesus’ words: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

Acts 20:35