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ABOUT

Welcome to Salem
Salem United Church of Christ serves the Lord in the Northern Knox County area of Southern Indiana.  The “church on the hill”  stands on the Word of God and acknowledges as its sole Head, Jesus Christ, the Son of God and The Savior of all.

  

Church Staff

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Pastor Rhonda Haynes joined us as our interim in October 2024.  Pastor Rhonda Haynes received her seminary degree from Trinity International University in Deerfield IL.  She returned from mission work in Bolivia and Guam in April of 2023. In Bolivia, she collaborated with locals to establish churches, train pastors, and work on outreach initiatives, including supporting women leaving prostitution and leading medical teams to remote villages in the Altiplano. In Guam, Pastor Rhonda served as the Vice President of Academics at the only Christian college in Micronesia, Pacific Islands University, while handling teaching responsibilities. In addition to pastoring, you can find Chaplain Rhonda at Greene County General Hospital. Her husband, Ron, serves as pastor of Saron UCC in Linton, IN.  Pastor Rhonda has always desired to teach and share the gospel in culturally relevant ways in a rapidly changing world while remaining steadfastly anchored in the unchanging Word of God.  She has six adult children and nine grandchildren.  You can reach out to at salemuccwestphalia@gmail.com.

Pastor Rhonda Haynes

Rita Wampler

Worship Committee Chairperson

Mike Burns
Worship Leader/Choir Director emeritus

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