This month marks the 178th birthday of Salem Church. 178 years is a long time. Our community, our nation, and our world are much different today than they were in 1844. From the founding of Salem Church through today America has elected 36 Presidents, endured a great Civil War, suffered through the Spanish Flu, and COVID-19. The nation has mourned the assassination of four Presidents, fought two World Wars, and put a man on the Moon. Automobiles and airplanes have replaced the horse and buggy as primary means of transportation. Electric lights, radios, cell phones, and television sets are no longer considered improbable ideas. Computers can now be worn our wrists, and cars that need no driver are appearing on roadways. Diseases that in 1844 carried a sentence of certain death are effectively cured with antibiotics today. Yes, a lot has changed, but one thing has not: the Gospel of Jesus Christ. On Christmas Eve 1844, the first Salem congregation gathered to proclaim Christ our Savior is born. And on Christmas Eve 2022, the people of Salem Church will gather to say those same words. Easter Sunday, 1864, the first Methodist Episcopal Church Pastor at Salem Church read the story of an empty tomb and a risen Savior. The same story of victory over sin and death was read as the fire of new life burned brightly in front of Salem Church at Easter sunrise, 2022. It is an amazing truth. The only thing that has not changed in 178 years, is the Gospel. Now that is genuinely Good News. Blessings, Pastor Tom Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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