We are planning our next bike ride on Saturday, August 23rd. We will meet here at salem atthe shelter at 9a.m. Children need to be escorted by an adult and helmets are highly recommended. Please contact Curtis Harsch at curtisharsch@hotmail.com to sign up or for more info.

On Sunday, August 24 at 7:00PM the Prayer Ministry Team invites you to join them in a time of prayer for the upcoming school year and for Pastor Moss and his wife Renee as they prepare to begin their ministry here at Salem. This special time of prayer will be held in the chapel. Contact Paul Jenkins for additional information.

The 2008 Promise Keepers will be held in this area at Cleveland, Ohio on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5th & 6th, and in Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 12th & 13th. We have decided to have each individual order his own ticket as they are on sale now through August 18th for $74.95. Please contact Craig @ 836-6500 or click on the link above for details about times and more details. Please visit their website at www.promisekeepers.org for tickets. Sign up ASAP at the Ministry Center

Come and join us on the 4th Thursday of October, the 23rd, for a fun night of games, pony rides, hayrides, and prizes. This is a FREE event for the whole community.We will also have hot dogs, cotton candy, and popcorn. Oh, did I forget to mention the candy. We typically pass out over 24,000 pieces of the sweet stuff! This is from 6:30-8:30p.m. , so bring your entire family and friends! Hope to see you there!

We are excited about providing Hugs (cooling neckties), Kisses (cooling helmet inserts), Sand Scarves, and other misc. items to our brave men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan! So far this summer we have sent the following to 11 of our soldiers who then share the items with those who serve with them: 2 Bibles, 2092 Hugs, 1962 Kisses, 433 Sand Scarves, and 44 black wool stocking ...

Freddy and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord's team was playing Satan's team. The Lord's team was at bat, the score was tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs. They continued to watch as a batter named 'Love' stepped up to the plate. Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single, because ' Love never fails.' The next batter was ...

Everyone is invited to join us for our Harvest Bazaar workshop on Monday, August 4 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 314. We will be making Scarecrow Candy Pots. Leaders will guide you in each step of the craft project. Come and join us and meet some new friends! For more information, contact Judy at jaschell40@verizon.net

I don't really know where else to turn with this information. I have a friend named Mikel who is only 21 years old. He was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder when he was a child. He has since devoted his life to serving the Lord and has worked in youth ministries for several years. This past year has been very hard on him and he has been in and out of the hospital. His parents have t ...

Our friend Susan will undergo her second chemotherapy treatment on Tuesday, July 22nd.  The outreach team at Salem would like to support her in prayer.  Would you respond to this post with a prayer for Susan?  We know with God All Things Are Possible, including complete healing from cancer! Lord,  We lift our friend, our daughter, our special sister to you.  ...

Thank you for being a part of the Appalachian Church Planting outreach trip to Spruce Pine, NC Your donations will enable our team to supply needs for approximately 100 families.   We could not do it without you! As our team serves in Spruce Pine July 26 & 27, would you join us in prayer?   ·   For God’s protection as we travel and ...

On Sunday, July 20, the Salem Congregation voted overwhelmingly to call Pastor Bob Moss as Senior Pastor.  Pastor Moss and his wife Renee have accepted the call and will officially assume the positon some time in the month of September. May we all commit to pray daily for Pastor Moss and Renee as they prepare for this new pastoral assignment and to thank an awesome God for his faithfulness and for the gift of a new Senior Pastor.  

I am a very distracted human being.  Anyone who talks to me knows that -- I break off on tangents and often never make it back to my original point... or when I do, I forget what I was talking about in the first place.  This is often the same with my quiet time with God, and it is frustrating.  I recently had a thought, and wanted some thoughts from others.  I have ...

Below is a report from Myanmar.  Thank you for your continued prayers. We are excited to report the latest phone conversation between Dr. Paul Maxfield, Executive Director of Children of Promise, and the national leader of the Church of God in Myanmar (unnamed due to security reasons) on July 17, 2008.  Direct communication was restored this week after several week ...

The foundation for relationship with our children is absolute, unconditional love.   Although none of us have the example of a perfect parent here on earth, we do have the example of a perfect parent in the divine Fatherhood of God.   We can trace the theme of a loving Father God throughout scripture from His creation to the fulfillment of His plan for redemption and re ...