Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church - Millersburg,PA

<html><head><title>Home Page for: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church</title></head><body> <h2> <center> <IMG SRC="/art/denoms/Catholic/Crossj16.gif"> <body background="/art/backgrnd/wvblue.gif"> <h3> <center>WELCOME TO SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH<br> PO Box 334 <br> 114 Etzweiler Road <br> Millersburg, PA 17061 <br> <br> <IMG SRC="/art/anim/bars/Rule02.gif"> <body> <br> Staff:<br> <br> Pastors: Rev. Astrid Schlueter & the Rev. Frank Bahr <A HREF="mailto:astridfr@epix.net"><IMG SRC="/art/anim/email/emaila.gif"></A><br> <br> Secretary: Mary Jane Adams<br> <br> Historian: Roger A. Weaver<A HREF="mailto:weaver64@epix.net"><IMG SRC="/art/anim/email/emaila.gif"></A><br> <br> <IMG SRC="/art/anim/bars/Rule02.gif"> <br> Weekly Schedule: <br> 9:15 A.M. Sunday School<br> 10:30 A.M. The Service<br> <br> <IMG SRC="/art/denoms/lcms/mlrose2.gif"> <h2 > <center > <IMG SRC="/art/anim/bars/Rule02.gif"> <body> <br> <br> Salem Lutheran Church has been serving our community for over 230 years. It is the oldest Lutheran congregation in northern Dauphin County, and is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The church is located approximately four miles east of Millersburg on State Route 25. Millersburg is located twenty-five miles north of Harrisburg. If you would like to know more about Salem, please feel free to contact us. Of course, everyone is welcome to join us for worship. <br> <IMG SRC="/art/anim/bars/Rule02.gif"> <center>BRIEF HISTORY:<br> <body> Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church was chartered on May 4, 1770 by the Reverend John Michael Enterline, shortly after he arrived in the Lykens Valley from Germany. Pastor Enterline conducted his services in a small log cabin on land donated by Johann Adam Wirth (Wert), and for many years after, the congregation and building were known as Wirth's Church. Not only did the cabin serve as a place of worship, but also as a school for local children. In mid-summer of 1773, Father Enterline, as he was affectionately known, moved his growing congregation into a newly built church. This building was a more formal structure with a steeple and bell. In 1873, with a continually growing congregation, again, a new and larger church was needed. The new church was dedicated on May 17, 1874 and is still in use by the congregation today. <br> <IMG SRC="/art/anim/bars/Rule02.gif"> <br> <center>Doctrinal Statement:<br> <body> Salem is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Lower Susquehanna Synod. We believe the the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Inspired Word of God. We acknowledge the three ecumenical creeds (The Apostle's, The Nicene, and The Athanasian) as true statements of the Holy Christian Faith. As members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church we also accept the Unaltered Augsburg Confession and Martin Luther's Small Catechism. We believe in the True Presence of the Body and Blood of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the Holy Eucharist. <embed src="/audio/music/thisfeas.mid"hidden="true"autostart="true"loop="5" <br> <p align="center"> <applet codebase=/class code=NavigatorTicker11.class width=480 height=52 > <param name=count value=4 > <param name=msg0 value="Welcome to Salem Lutheran Church... \\http://netministries.org" > <param name=msg1 value="Come Worship with us soon... \\http://netministries.org/webdev.html" > <param name=msg2 value="Salem is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Lower Susquehanna Synod....Peace Be with You! \\http://netministries.org/BBasics/BBasics.html" > <param name=msg3 value="... \\No Link" > <param name=speed value=4 > <param name=bgco value=239,206,123 > <param name=txtco value=0,0,0 > <param name=linkco value=180,25,21 > </applet > </p> <br><hr><center>This page has been accessed: <b>3162</b> times since Wed Apr 29 10:48:08 1998.<br><hr>Search for other churches in the <a href="/ch_srch.htm#top" target=_top>Church Directory</a><br> <br>To apply for a FREE Web page like this for your church <a href="/appform.html" target=_top>Click Here.</a><br> <br>This Web page is sponsored by <a href= "/index.html" target=_top>Net Ministries</a>.<a href="/index.html" target=_top><br><IMG align=absmiddle hspace=4 src="/art/minilogo.gif"width=124,height=46 alt="[Net Ministries Home]" border=0></a></center></body></html>