Greetings New Salem,

The leadership of our church continues to monitor the unfolding crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In light of our Governor’s band on mass gatherings and after meeting with City of Columbus Department of Health, as well as officials of the Columbus City Schools, we are taking immediate actions in consideration of the health and safety of all people in our community. 

With that being said, all in-person church events and gatherings are canceled. The church leadership and our Communications Department will send out notifications regarding events and programs that will be shifted onto virtual platforms.

This crisis reminds us that the church is not the building. It is the people.

Service and ministry does not stop.  We now have the opportunity to be church in ways that we have not been before. Many are looking to us, New Salem, to meet both the spiritual and physical needs that are escalating daily.  Therefore, we encourage you to give as you are able, and even consider increasing your giving so that we can meet the critical needs that are intensifying in our community, especially for the children and families that are disproportionately impacted and have limited resources.

In case of a hospitalization, a birth, or a death, please call and leave a message on New Salem’s emergency hot-line – (614) 554-6417.

Lastly, please call and check on one another, and continue to pray for each other and our community.

Because of Christ,