Salem United Methodist Church

06/05/2026

Forgiveness can change relationships, heal hearts, and bring freedom—but sometimes the hardest person to forgive is ourselves.

This Sunday, we conclude our Forgiveness series at Salem UMC by exploring what it means to extend grace to others and to ourselves. God’s grace was never meant to stop with us. It was meant to flow through us.

Join us June 7 at 9 or 11 AM as we learn how forgiveness opens the door to healing and new beginnings.

06/03/2026

06/01/2026

This June, you’ll notice me wearing my rainbow stole in worship in honor of Pride Month.

I do so because Pride Month is still necessary. LGBTQ+ people continue to experience rejection, discrimination, bullying, and exclusion. Sometimes this is from the very communities that should be sources of love and support. Pride Month is an opportunity to affirm the sacred worth and dignity of every person and to recommit ourselves to creating communities where all people are welcomed and loved.

As Christians, we believe every person is created in the image of God. My rainbow stole is a visible reminder of that conviction and of my commitment to sharing Christ’s love with all.

May we continue growing as a people marked by God's wildly inclusive grace.

Because of Jesus,
Rev. Matt German

05/31/2026

Welcome to Worship. We are so glad you are here. Feel free to comment in the chat. CCLI #: 1499511

05/30/2026

ALL TOGETHER worship tomorrow at 10am. Potluck to follow. Come and fill your soul and your belly

05/29/2026

Have you ever struggled to believe you are truly forgiven?

Week 2 of our Forgiveness series at Salem UMC focuses on the incredible depth of God’s grace toward us. No mistake is too great. No life is beyond redemption. Through Jesus, forgiveness is real, personal, and life-changing.

Join us May 31 at 10 AM as we celebrate the hope and freedom found in God’s mercy.

05/26/2026

Forgiveness can change relationships, heal hearts, and bring freedom… but it can also be one of the hardest things we ever do.
Before we begin our upcoming sermon series on forgiveness at Salem, we’d love to hear from you.
We created a short anonymous survey to help shape the conversations, questions, and topics we address throughout the series:
• Forgiving Our Families
• God’s Forgiveness Toward Us
• Hard Cases, Politics, and Forgiving Ourselves
Your honest feedback will help us better serve our church family and community. It will only take about 5 minutes.
Take the survey below:

At Salem United Methodist Church, we believe forgiveness can change relationships, heal hearts, and bring freedom—but we also know forgiveness is often complicated, painful, and deeply personal. In the coming weeks, we will begin a new sermon series exploring: Forgiving Our Families God’s Forgiv...

05/26/2026

In May the Mission Possible team is having a laundry soap drive to benefit the Cedar Rapids Ecumenical Community Center. Detergent bottles and sheets of any size will be utilized. Donations may be placed on the table outside of Mission Command in fellowship hall.