Where do you go when your home is washed away?When Hurricane Eta slammed into Honduras as a Category 4 storm in November 2020, it centered on the area around San Pedro Sula. Residents of Chamelecón (population 50,000) who live on the river took the hardest hit. The Red Cross reported 2,000 families became homeless in that community.
Salem partners with local ministries each month to raise awareness about their programs and assist their ministries materially. Mission Boxes are available in the church lobby. Take a new box each month, fill it, and return it to benefit the local ministry. Additionally, you can help assemble new monthly boxes or deliver the filled boxes at the end of the month. Ministry partners include: Tomball Pregnancy Center, Tomball Emergency Assistance Ministries (TEAM), TOMAGWA Healthcare Ministries, Bethesda/Avid (home for disabled adults), Families Feeding Families, Elijah Rising, and more! To volunteer to assist with this ministry, contact Jill Boldt at jcboldt@salem4u.com.
Be on call to mobilize and deploy with a small team to respond after a natural disaster has impacted our state or nation. Skills and needs will differ depending on the type of event. Contact Kevin Pieper at kpieper@salem4u.com for information about current volunteer opportunities.
Work with your family to serve other families in our community. We will coordinate projects that might involve painting, yard work, light construction, cleaning, cooking, letter-writing, crafts, and more. Build relationships with a team of other volunteers and with the people we serve. Contact Jill Boldt at jcboldt@salem4u.com for information about current volunteer opportunities.
Be the welcoming face that guests and members will see when they come to worship. You can be the first impression that starts to make Salem feel like home. Activities may include greeting or hospitality/food set-up. Contact Jill Boldt at jcboldt@salem4u.com for more information or to join this team.
Salem’s Heart for Honduras Medical Mission traditionally travels to Honduras twice per year to partner with Honduran pastors and community health care workers to provide free dental, vision, and medical care while sharing the love of Jesus. Our hope is to return to Honduras to continue medical brigades in February, 2022. Please connect with Jill Boldt at jcboldt@salem4u.com to get the latest information about upcoming trips. You can also Download application information for the next trip or find out more about Salem’s history in Honduras.
Our next trip is tentatively scheduled for spring/summer, 2022.
Join our mission team traveling to Kenya and work with Kenyan pastors and community health care workers to share the love of Jesus. Help lower the rate of malaria infections by distributing bed nets, host a vision clinic to provide eye care, and provide sanitary pads to Kenyan girls so they can stay in school during their monthly period. Contact Jill Boldt at jcboldt@salem4u.com for more information.
Africa Information Packet 2020 History and Description of Vision for Africa
Be the first person guests and members will see when they come on campus. Shuttle people from the parking lot in golf cars when it’s raining. Help people feel welcomed before they even enter the building. Contact Kevin Pieper at kpieper@salem4u.com for more information or to join this team.
Help our international mission teams prepare for the next mission by packing pills, cough drops, ointments, eye drops, and more. There will be safe jobs for young children, too. For information about upcoming Pill Packing events, contact Jill Boldt at jcboldt@salem4u.com.
Join the bold and courageous sisters of Salem who gather monthly to make a difference in the world through mission projects, Bible study, and prayer. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6:30-9 pm in Salem’s Fellowship Hall. EMAIL Clara Snow for more information.
Work with Pastor Tim Carter to visit hospitals and homes to share hope from God in critical times and provide comfort and reassurance. There are also on-campus groups (GriefShare, Cancer Care, DivorceCare). Visit our Care Page or contact Pastor Carter at tcarter@salem4u.com for more information.
Join our Children’s Ministry team to help Sunday morning programming run smoothly, teach students, greet families, or help out with events such as VBS, Trunk-or-Treat, and Corn Maze. To learn more, visit the Children’s Ministry page or email Erika Wegenke at ewegenke@salem4u.com.
Hundreds of devices connect to Salem’s Church Online every week. Welcome, interact, and offer prayer support to those worshipping with us online. Contact Leslie Reese at lreese@salem4u.com for more information about volunteering with this ministry.
Connect with other volunteers from Salem who want to use their shared talents and interests to work with our facilities staff to make our building and landscaping look better. Contact Mary Alice Matthews at mmatthews@salem4u.com for more information or to volunteer.
Grab a radio and an earpiece and help keep our campus secure on a Sunday morning. Communicate with first responders in the event of a medical or security event. Contact Brett Bortnem at bbortnem@salem4u.com to learn more about volunteering with this team.
Join our Student Ministry team to help Sunday and Wednesday programming run smoothly, teach students, greet families, or help out with big events. For more information, visit the Student Ministry page or contact Tyler Tollefson at ttollefson@salem4u.com.
Join our Salem staff and learn how to provide technical support for worship services, meeting, conferences and other events held on campus. Contact Shane DePute at sdepute@salem4u.com for more information about volunteering with this team.
Ushers assist with seating members and guests in the worship center. They are asked to assist with any needs that may arise in the worship center before, during, or after services. Contact Leslie Reese at lreese@salem4u.com to learn more about this volunteer ministry.
Use your musical talents to serve in one of our worship venues. Contact Laura Pierson at lpierson@salem4u.com for more information about volunteering with this team.
Assist office staff with tasks, be a substitute teacher, join the Watch DOGS, and more. Contact Jessica Albers at jalbers@salem4u.com for more information about volunteer opportunities.
Salem School hosts multiple athletic tournaments and several big events during the year. Join our athletic staff in managing these events in a variety of ways. Contact Randy Rogers at rrogers@salem4u.com for more information about upcoming volunteer opportunities.
Help keep the library in order, redecorate for theme changes, and help with the spring book fair. Contact school Librarian, Heidi Schatte, at hschatte@salem4u.com for more information.