New Here

We want you to come just as you are. We are here for you, no matter how you’re dressed. So wear whatever you like because there is no dress code. Some dress up a little more for our traditional services, especially on holidays, but feel free to wear whatever makes you comfortable.

You should expect to be warmly greeted and to feel right at home on your first visit.  Friendly people will be ready to greet you and help you find your way.  Each service varies in worship style and personality and music styles range from traditional to modern.  The worship service is easy to follow, the music is uplifting, and the message engaging.

Children are welcome to worship with you or they can go to Kids Connect, our children’s ministry. For younger children, we provide nursery care (children under five years old) during all worship services. At our 9:30 am service children through 5th grade are invited to Kids Connect. 

Stop by the Kids Connect Check-In desk before worship to receive a security tag for your child(ren). To save time before your first visit please check out the Children’s Ministry page. Your child’s safety is important us. To help us keep children safe please be sure to stop by the Kids Connect Check-In desk if your child(ren) will be participating in Children’s Ministry.

If you are considering membership at Salem, we invite you to set up a time to meet with one of our pastors. You’ll learn more about the church, get to know us and discover the expectations of our members.  If you would like to begin the membership process please fill out the new member interest form or contact the church office (314) 991-0546.

We Are United Methodists
Salem is part of the United Methodist denomination, and we uphold our heritage by pursuing ministry in keeping with this tradition. We seek to be generous, kind, open-minded, devoted followers of Jesus Christ. We believe that faith and intellect go hand in hand. We strive for personal holiness by inviting people into a transforming relationship with Jesus Christ through worship, study, and small group interaction. We simultaneously pursue social holiness through service at home and abroad. We discuss the key issues of our time through the lens of scripture, tradition, reason, and experience.

United Methodists share a common heritage with other Christians which focuses on the essentials of the Christian faith. We have a passionate faith with strong convictions, but we also recognize that the world is not always black and white. We are willing to ask questions, to wrestle with difficult issues, and to do so with grace and compassion. We are “people of the Book,” whose faith is firmly rooted in and built upon the scriptures but also values tradition, reason and experience in interpreting those scriptures. When we encounter theological differences, we bear in mind John Wesley’s approach, “in essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”