Salem United Methodist Church - Van Horne, IA

09/06/2026

Voices of Praise shared some special music with us during communion this morning. If you’d like to join Voices of Praise, practices are every Wednesday from 6-7 PM. They will plan to share special music every communion Sunday. Just come to practice when you can, open to all voices!

08/22/2026

Don't forget to bring your bags and backpacks to church tomorrow!!
See you at 9:00 AM!

08/20/2026

Join us Sunday, August 23rd at 9:00 AM for a Blessing of the Backpacks. Bring your backpacks and bags to the altar for a blessing on this last Sunday of Summer. Pastor Annie will pray over the coming school year and offer a blessing to all the students and families, teachers, bus drivers, and staff.

08/19/2026

Happy Birthday to
Pastor Annie today!
May your year be full of wonderful blessings!

08/09/2026

Today we welcomed Jones Robert Kaiser to our church family through baptism! Congratulations to his parents Jordan and Katie; and his big brothers, Miles and Wells!

07/12/2026

Salem welcomed a new member this morning, Holden Fry!

07/09/2026

“Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses.” 1 Timothy‬ ‭6‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Gerry has been called by God and entered Heaven on July 7th. Funeral services will be at Salem this Saturday. Details are in the linked obituary.

View Geraldine "Gerry" Mae (Hansen) Pickering's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

06/10/2026

These items were left behind after the funeral on Monday. Please let us know if they are yours.

06/06/2026

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.” - Matthew 25:23

Don Logan was certainly a faithful servant to his family, his career, to his community, and to his church family. He will be dearly missed.

VAN HORNE Donald Don D. Logan, 78, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2026, at St. Lukes Hospital. Born March 8, 1948, in Manchester, Iowa, to Paul and Florence Odell Logan, Don was raised as a hard worker on the familys farm, surviving both polio and a severe truck accident. A

05/04/2026

Congratulations and Good Luck to seniors Sarah Selk and Jackson Silhanek!