At Salem, we define outreach as any opportunity that our church community has to engage in ministry beyond our doors in both one-time and ongoing settings. These efforts include serving at local partner church and community organizations, equipping and sending short-term missions teams to a variety of local communities and around the world. For more information, email Pastor Terri Russell.
In Mark 3, Jesus gathers his disciples together to be with him and learn from him and then sends them out to serve and share the Good News with the community around them. In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus gives the Great Commission to his disciples to, “Go and make disciples of all nations.” In following the missional modeling and directive of Jesus, we encourage Salem members and attenders to do the same – gather regularly at Salem with the body of believers to be equipped and empowered to GO into the world to share the love and hope of Jesus Christ.
Take a look below and see where God might be leading you to put your time, treasure, and talents to work alongside others members of the Salem Community. Contact Community Engagement Pastor Terri Russell with any questions.
Salem’s Ministry Partners and Regular Service Commitments
We are excited to connect Salem folks to meaningful service throughout the region (near). We are called to share the love of God to others with Joy!
Regional Service Partners
The Serve Globally Prayer Calendar can be used as a convenient daily prayer guide to pray for God’s work around the world and specifically for Covenant missionaries, ministry partners, and the countries in which they serve.
Each day includes a Covenant missionary and a partner country with information on how they are bearing witness to the Good News in their context and how you can pray for them!
A few hard copies are available on the ledge by the Missions bulletin board. You can also subscribe for a daily email reminder.
2025 Summer Mission Opportunities
Salem Members strapped on their tool belts and volunteered painting, installing windows, working on the floor for the new Welcome Center, and more this summer. Check out the travel blog.
(June 15-20 and/or August 15-20)
The camp had 33 players and 14 coaches!
A team from Salem taught English and shared the good news of Jesus Christ with the local population of the South Bohemian town of Trhové Sviny. Check out the travel blog.
Members from Salem Covenant Church took part in a basketball camp at Alaska Christian College, sharing God’s love and peace with campers. The camp had 33 players and 14 coaches!
If you’re an adult age 55 or older, you’re invited to join us on the third Friday of each month, September—May, for Friday Fellowship. Each month, we’ll meet for lunch and entertainment at Salem as we learn, laugh, and grow alongside others in the second half of life.
Call Judy Sonstegard at 612.719.9881 for more information.
Members from Salem Covenant Church took part in a basketball camp at Alaska Christian College, sharing God’s love and peace with campers. The camp had 33 players and 14 coaches!
If you’re an adult age 55 or older, you’re invited to join us on the third Friday of each month, September—May, for Friday Fellowship. Each month, we’ll meet for lunch and entertainment at Salem as we learn, laugh, and grow alongside others in the second half of life.
Call Judy Sonstegard at 612.719.9881 for more information.
Grow your faith with more focused, in-depth studies and get equipped to live out your faith in everyday life with a smaller group of people. Small Groups have independent focuses based on each group, such as Bible study, book study, or special interest. All Small Groups are devotional in nature and include a time of prayer. Small Groups launch in September and refresh in January, though new participants are welcome in many of the groups year-round.
Gather with others throughout our community to discuss the previous week’s sermon, key takeaways, and how we can apply the sermon to our lives, as well as support each other in prayer. Life Groups meet for seven weeks in the fall and seven weeks over the Lenten season in the spring. Registration is required for group placement.
Moms of every age and stage are invited to gather twice a month, September—May, for connection and encouragement. Enjoy speakers, activities, and fellowship just for moms in a judgment-free setting. Childcare is available for infants–age 5.
Salem is committed to joining God to make things right in our broken world by helping hurting people (love mercy) and addressing the causes of that hurt (do justice). This team is committed to raising our cultural intelligence, advocating for those in compromised positions, and being an ally to vulnerable people and the earth God has instructed us to care for.
Email Pastor Terri Russell for more information.
Connecting Ministries’ mission is to create a welcoming environment for new and regular attendees and members and to connect people to each other and to God. We are focused on building strong relationships between people and ministries. Some of the ways Connecting Ministries lives out its mission is by greeting people on Sunday, volunteering at Connecting Lunches and at all-church events.
Contact Sarah Whitworth for more information.
The Multicultural Team works to welcome Salem’s diverse neighbors, celebrate the cultural richness of our attendees, and foster growth in cultural understanding and enjoyment. Our events include the annual Multicultural Lunch, teaching sessions with Faith 20/20, multicultural nativity displays, cooking classes, and restaurant outings.
Contact Kris Livingston to learn more.
