"A community of believers, praising and serving God."
The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 brought brought to an area approximately 10 miles west of Stillwater, a number of German Lutheran immigrants from Ukraine, Russia.
A quarter section of land was purchased in the early 1980s. The congregation, known as Friedens Kirche,gathered beginning in 1892.
Around 1909, the membership voted to move into Stillwater. The congregation was incorporated in 1911 as Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church was located at 9th and Duncan. Unfortunately, the church building was destroyed by fire in 1921, and a new church was built at the same location.
Salem's membership growth let to the sale of the little white building and construction of the present building at Duck and Elm in 1956. The first expansion of the Education wing was dedicated in 1976. Additional property was purchased for the expansion of the kitchen, community, administrative, and education areas, which were dedicated on June, 18, 2000.
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church is a partner in the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Salem continues to be a congregation with a strong tie to its history, a
commitment to mission outreach, a desire to offer vibrant and thoughtful
worship, and to focus on education and equipping ourselves in discipleship among
people.