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Salem is blessed with numerous ministries and is served by many wonderful volunteers!  To learn how you too may contribute please call the listed contact person shown in the table below at 352-4454

Ministry Description Contact Person
  Affton Christian Food Pantry Ecumenical Food Pantry Serves the 63123 area.   Kristina Paul  
Altar Guild   Takes care of altar decoration, communion and maintains the church's paraments.   Ruth Frazier  
New Member Assimilation   Helps new members at Salem connect to the congregation.   Pam Moellenhoff  
Book Nook Attendants   Sell cards and books from the Salem Book store after worship services.   Kristi Woods  
Boy Scouts   Salem's Boy Scout Troop 331   Tim Nickel
Girl Scouts   Salem's Girl Scout Troop   Pam Sparks  
Church Council  Each Salem organization and group is represented in the Church Council  Gary Wilke 
Church Decorating    Decorates the church interior at various times during the year  

Jackie Ehrhardt  

Church Office Helpers   Assist church secretary with many tasks.   Susan Hess  
Church Picnic Comm. Provides steering and planning for the annual picnic each May   Church Office  
Church Nursery   Provides nursery services during worship Lisa Cash  
Coaching   Assist School Staff with athletic teams   Jason Miller  
Dream Team   Works at Jones Dome to raise funds for various ministries in the church and school   Marie Wren  
Board of Elders   Members are nominated   Steve Siepman  
Evangelism Board   Directs Salem's evangelism outreach   Vicar Eric Schmidt  
Fellowship Board   Directs Salem's Christian Fellowship    Linda Paul  
Finance Board   Responsible for all Church financial decisions   Ruth Frazier  
Christian Friends of New Americans   Outreach and support of immigrants into the St. Louis community   Tim Schrader  
Funeral Luncheons   Provide luncheons for family members and friends after funerals  at Salem   Margaret Sprague  
Green Thumb Club   Church/School grounds beautification   Jackie Ehrhardt  
Greeters  

Greet worshipers prior to each service

Donna Werner  
 Handbells  A component of Salem's Music Ministry   John Wittmayer  
  In Home Bible Study There are many small - group Bible Study oppurtunities at Salem throughout the week   Kristina Paul  
Instrumentalists   A component of Salem's Music Ministry   John Wittmayer  
International Student Ministry   Providing outreach and support to foreign students attending classes in St. Louis   Mary Wolfram  
Joyful Sounds   A component of Salem's Music Ministry   John Wittmayer  
Ladies Guild   Fellowship while providing support to many Salem projects and ministries  Pat Howard 
LWML   Lutheran Women's Missionary League   Aileen Heerboth  
Men's Club Fellowship while providing support to many Salem projects and ministries   Tim Nickel  
Monday Morning Clean-up Crew   Cleans the church following weekend worship   Jim Bryant  
MOPS   Mothers of Pre-Schoolers   Valerie Akerson  
Parish Choir   A component of Salem's Music Ministry   John Wittmayer  
  PATS Parents and Teachers for Salem   Scott Akerson  
Pictorial Directory   Responsible for organizing, editing and laying out of Salem's Pictorial directory Deanna Rossow  
Prayer Warriors   Salem's prayer chain for those on the prayer list   Herb Bergt  
Property Management Board   Administers, sets policies and is responsible for all church and school facilities and property Henry Dippel  
  Quilters Fellowship each week while quilting at Salem   Church Office  
Sound Board   Providing audio services during worship   John Wittmayer  
Salem School Board   Administers and sets policies for Salem School   Cheryl Puglisi  
Salem Seniors   Salem's Seniors organization meets for devotion and fellowship each month Al Mueller  
 Salem Theatre Group  Providing theatre opportunities for the youth in the Salem congregation Bill Castiaux  
Social Concerns Committee   Assisting those in need in the Affton community   Kristi Woods  
Stephen Ministry   Ministering to those working through difficult times and situations   Ruth McDonnell  
Stewardship Board   Responsible for the utilization of Salem Lutheran's many resources. Mary Wolfram  
Sunday School   Educating our grade school aged youth Sunday mornings at 9:30 Cheryl Castiaux  
Telephone Ministry   Making Sunday worship services available to those who are not able to attend the church.   Linda Paul  
Tellers   Responsible for the accounting of Sunday contributions from congregants.   Sandy Mason  
Ushers   Assist worshipers at every Salem worship service.   Stan Brown  
VBS   Vacation Bible School each June   Chelsie Blanner & Laura Frank  
Visitation Ministry   Visits to homebound and hospitalized members of Salem   Kristina Paul  
Worship Folder Prep   This group assists the church secretary each week in the preparation of the worship bulletin   Susan Hess  
Youth Board   Ministering to the youth of Salem   Jeff Kullman