Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2590 Navajo Road, Axtell, KS 66403, US
Salem supports Marshall and Nemaha County Food Pantries
Marshall County and Nemaha County Food Pantry support comes from a monthly offering.
Marshall County Helping Hands, Inc. Food Pantry is an organization that has been functioning in Marysville for over 50 years by helping to feed the people of Marshall County. All donations and proceeds given to the pantry are used to provide this ministry. We are members of the National Harvesters organization and use their guidlines to direct our ministry. This ministry is possible through local volunteers and many churches in Marshall County. There are no paid positions in this ministry. Salem also contributes to the Nemaha County Food Pantry in Seneca, KS
Salem supports Axtell Harvester's Food Pantry
Harvesters Food support is monthly (January-December)
In Kansas and Missouri, there are hungry people living in sparsely-populated rural counties, suburban communities and urban centers. Food insecurity means that a person or household may have food today but does not know if there will be food tomorrow or enough food for everyone in the household. Salem members volunteer to help in the food distribution when the Harvester's Truck is scheduled to arrive in Axtell.
Widows Mite Offerings - Mission and Ministry
July offerings support Lutheran Military Veterans & families
Special Offerings throughout July are to the Widow’s Mite, the organization of Lutheran Military Veteran and Family Ministries, Inc (LMVFM). Your designated offerings Widow’s Mite-LMVFM support:
* Free care and counseling services to veterans, military contractors and their family members.
* U Congregations, counselors, therapists, and other caregivers with training and resources to help them as they minister to veterans, military contractors and their family members.
LMVFM does not accept any funding or support from the government. Their ability to provide veterans and their family members with free programs and services is a direct result of the generous donations made by friends and ministry partners. LMVFM is a 501(c)(3) faith-based non-profit ministry.
Mothers Day and Lutheran World Relief - Mission and Ministry
Mothers Day offerings provided for 40 LWR personal care kits
Often, when natural disasters strike or when war drives families from their homes, our hearts ache with compassion, but we don’t know how to help. Making Lutheran World Relief Kits is a simple, fun and tangible way to offer comfort to those suffering and express love to our neighbors in need.
LWR Kits are specifically designed to help people coping with poverty, disaster, conflict and more. Whether a kit helps someone to maintain good hygiene, care well for a newborn baby, keep education going during a crisis or learn a new vocation, LWR Kits provide dignity and hope in the direst situations.
2021 Ecumenical Bible School - Mission and Ministry
Pastor Cindy and Axtell Bible School
June 25, 2021 ... What an amazing this week has been for the community of Axtell and surrounding areas. We had 60 youth who gathered at St. Michael’s school “To Journey to Mars and Beyond”. Father Jim Shaughnessy, Pastor Janelle Knowles, Pastor Cindy Cone all gathered to help our youth go on an amazing adventure. We thank all the volunteers who helped make this past week a huge success.
During our week we heard these themes: Faith! And heard the story of Daniel and the Lions Den – Boldness! Esther taught us how to be bold with our faith – Kindness! The Good Samaritan opened our eyes to how to live in faith with boldness – Thankfulness! How did 10 Men be healed and only 1 say thank you, we heard the story – and then Hope! On the Road to Emmaus the whole story of faith, boldness, kindness, thankfulness and hope comes together.
Sandy Bartkoski brought her dog from the KSDS society to help us understand how a service dog is useful to many people. She was given an offering of over $160 to help buy guide and service harnesses. God blessed us during this week and we had amazing snacks, did awesome crafts, sang and her the stories.
Easter Offering for Special Olympics - Mission and Ministry
Salem supports 2021 Marshall County Special Olympics
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church members (rural Axtell, KS) provides support to a local volunteer group formed to support Special Olympics efforts in our area. After learning of the Special Olympics needs and wanting to connect our designated Easter offerings with a local need, our congregation designated the Easter Worship offering this year to support Special Olympics of Marshall and Washington counties in Kansas. We live where they live and are moved by those involved. Salem’s Pastor Cindy Cone and the congregation offer prayers for the Special Olympians and our 2021 Easter offering designated to the organization. God Bless the Special Olympians and thank you county committee volunteers for what you are doing.
2021 Community Care Fund - Mission and Ministry
Community Care Fund as needs arise
Salem Council established a community care fund to begin to be funded through 2021 and 2022 Lenten and Advent offerings. When individuals in the community contact Salem through Pastor Cindy for example for a sudden need for gas for the car for needed medical service or a portion of rental assistance, we work to meet that need.
Salem is Keeping Others Warm in 2020
Gathering to sort and donate winter items
Gathering to sort and donate winter items
Salem Lutheran Church gathered winter items for The Mobile Family Resource Center Bus during the month of December. On December 17, Pastor Cindy Cone and Jayne Whitson met and the items were donated for the community use. The items included were: gloves 70 pairs, socks 30 pairs, hats 71, scarves 2.
Many of the items were home made by members of the congregation. Each item was given with love and hopes of keeping our youth warm. During this Christmas season, it is a blessing to share with others.
Gathering to sort and donate winter items
Gathering to sort and donate winter items
Gathering to sort and donate winter items
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Pastor Cindy
Pastor Cindy
Pastor Cindy
Hats, gloves and more
Jayne Whitson
Pastor Cindy
Pastor Cindy
Hats, gloves and more
August 2020 Blessing of the School Supplies
2020 School Supplies Offerings
During August 2020, Salem is again collecting School supplies and offerings for same....for end of month distribution! We collected an estimated 1582 items of school supplies for distribution to area schools. You can support this ministry by going to the gifts and offerings page and making your Offering. God Bless you for that.
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During August 2020, Salem is again collecting School supplies and offerings for same....for end of month distribution! We collected an estimated 1582 items of school supplies for distribution to area schools. You can support this ministry by going to the gifts and offerings page and making your Offering. God Bless you for that.
Salem partners with local school districts to provide school supplies to children in need. These school supplies were collected in the Fall of 2020 to send to Axtell, Seneca, Marysville & Frankfort elementary schools.
Attendees at the 2019 Maundy Thursday seder meal
Seder Meal attendees
Christians learning about our Jewish roots
The Seder meal
Pastor Cindy and meal setup
Beginning the meal
A Seder service at the meals beginning
Salem and recalling Christian roots - 2019
Pastor Cynthia Cone and The Seder Meal, served Maundy Thursday 4/18/19
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church members celebrated the Seder Meal at that recalled Christian History and roots.
Lenten and Easter offerings given - 2019
Lenten Offering delivered to Nebraska Flood Victims 4.25.19
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church members (rural Axtell, KS) wanted to help victims affected by the recent Nebraska floods and acted on that after learning of Peace Lutheran Church’s relief efforts in Fremont, NE. Salem’s Pastor Cindy Cone (rural Axtell, KS), who previously served as Youth and Education Pastor at Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont, NE helped coordinate our Church in contacting the Nebraska Church to coordinate relief efforts for recent flood victims. We were moved by the Fremont NE Church’s coordination efforts and wanted to help. Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church members in rural Axtell, KS chose to direct all Lenten season offerings to be given to Salem Lutheran Church, Fremont, NE to administer for flood victim relief. Pastor Cindy Cone delivered our Lenten offerings that totaled $1,407.00. God Bless these offerings and thank the Peace Lutheran Church volunteers for what they are doing. However, there is a ‘Here is the Rest of Story’ to tell. On Tuesday after Easter, Pastor Cindy Cone received a phone call from Mrs. Lisa Broxterman, Social Studies and History teacher at Axtell High School (USD 113). Lisa informed Pastor Cindy that Axtell Schools (Pre-K through High School), including parents, community members and teachers knew of the Nebraska flood victims needs. The youth, teachers and community collected a few dozen boxes of cleaning and non-perishable supplies to be donated for that effort and they were looking for someone to deliver to Nebraska. Lisa, upon learning that Pastor Cindy would be delivering the Salem Offering to Peace Lutheran Church, also asked Pastor Cindy, if she would be able to deliver the donated supplies at the same time. From Pastor Cindy, it was a resounding ‘YES’. On Wednesday, April 24, Pastor Cindy went to Axtell High School to be met by Lisa Broxterman and some high school students who literally stuffed Pastor Cindy’s car full of cleaning supplies—70 cubic feet. You can see from the photo it was an amazing sight! The next day, Thursday April 25, Pastor Cindy drove to Peace Lutheran Church in Fremont Nebraska to deliver the Axtell School collected supplies and Church offerings. May God bless the use of these supplies and offerings.
Salem is helping Flood Victims Recover
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NE Flood Victim Relief Delivered
The Axtell community and Salem Lutheran Church partnered to secure flood victim relief. delivered April 18, 2019. Salem Lutheran (Pr Cindy Cone) to Peace Lutheran, Fremont NE (Pr Sean Taylor)...Flood victim relief delivered! The Axtell community and Salem Lutheran Church partner to secure flood victim relief delivered April 18, 2019. Salem's Pastor Cindy Cone of Salem is shown giving donations to Pastor Sean Taylor of Peace Lutheran Church, Fremont NE. Peace Lutheran is in charge of distributing Flood relief funds and supplies to those in need!
Easter Offering 2019
Our Easter offering was designated to help the Marshall County - Washington County Special Olympics organization.
Mission/Ministry - Frankfort Community Care Home
Frankfort Community Care Home Service - temporarily suspended due to covid 19
Salem congregation volunteers conduct a Church Service singing, Gospel lessons and preaching on the second Sunday each month. We receive much more than we give in this ministry.
Mission/Ministry - Food & School Supplies
Lutheran Congregations in Mission For Christ
LCMC relies solely on the offerings of its member congregations and what is given allows this association to continue support the DNA of our body: Free In Christ, Accountable to one another, Rooted in the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions, all in order to fulfill the Great Commission in our generation!
2019 & 2020 School Supplies Offerings
Salem partners with local school districts to provide school supplies to children in need. These school supplies were collected in the Fall of 2018 to send to Axtell, Seneca & Frankfort elementary schools.
During August 2019, Salem is again collecting School supplies and offerings for same....for end of month distribution! You can support this ministry by going to the gifts and offerings page and making your Offering. God Bless you for that.
Mission/Ministry - Trunk or Treat, LFL & Gideon's
Trunk or Treat
Lutheran's / Kansas for Life
Lutheran's / Kansas for Life
This is a seasonal Mission effort during an area halloween event to let non-members learn more about Salem
Lutheran's / Kansas for Life
Lutheran's / Kansas for Life
Lutheran's / Kansas for Life
Lutherans For Life (LFL) is so much more than an organization that produces facts and figures and keeps people informed on the latest life related news and political maneuverings. LFL is about speaking the truth of life—about Bringing Good News to Life. LFL applies the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the life issues, making Je
Lutherans For Life (LFL) is so much more than an organization that produces facts and figures and keeps people informed on the latest life related news and political maneuverings. LFL is about speaking the truth of life—about Bringing Good News to Life. LFL applies the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the life issues, making Jesus known as the Son of God and Savior of all who can help and make a difference in people’s lives.
Gideon's International
Lutheran's / Kansas for Life
Gideon's International
Salem supports the Gideon's who preach the simple Gospel message and desire to see all sinners saved by believing the Gospel and teaching the word of God locally. We coordinate to have a Gideon's member speak annually to the congregation.
Mission/Ministry- Cantata, Endowment, Habitat For Humanity
Cantata Hats Gloves and Mittens
Cantata Hats Gloves and Mittens
Cantata Hats Gloves and Mittens
2018 Christmas Cantata in the Axtell Community
The 54th annual Axtell Community Christmas Cantata, “Let The Whole World Sing” by Joel Rainey, was performed at 7:30 pm on Sunday, December 9th at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Axtell, KS, and attended by 185. The first community Axtell area Cantata Choir was performed in 1964 at the A
2018 Christmas Cantata in the Axtell Community
The 54th annual Axtell Community Christmas Cantata, “Let The Whole World Sing” by Joel Rainey, was performed at 7:30 pm on Sunday, December 9th at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Axtell, KS, and attended by 185. The first community Axtell area Cantata Choir was performed in 1964 at the Axtell United Methodist Church. Currently, the Cantata is sponsored by Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Michaels Catholic Church, and United Methodist Church, Axtell, and the annual performances rotate between these three churches.
This year, Stan Murphy, Seneca, KS was the Choir Director. He was accompanied by Owen Zinke, Seneca, KS and Dennis Droge, Vliets, KS was the Narrator. The 29-member choir was composed of vocalists who were members of Axtell area churches that included Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Michaels Catholic Church, United Methodist Church, and Mission Covenant Church and other area churches. Overall, Cantata Choir members come from 12 area Kansas towns that include Bern, Seneca, Axtell, Baileyville, Summerfield, Beattie, Marysville, Frankfort, Vliet’s, Vermillion, Centralia and Randolph to practice and perform.
For the performance, a Cantata Prelude was performed by Owen Zinke, Seneca. Then, during the Offertory midway through the Cantata, Tracy Schmitz, Baileyville, KS and Morgan Poole, Alta Vista, KS sang a medley of Christian and contemporary Christmas music.
The suggested offering for 2018 was hats, mittens and socks, to be distributed to Marshall County families/individuals, and we thankfully received a very generous offering. There were two plastic totes filled with hats, mittens in the Church narthex carried in by Cantata attendee’s. And, the $647.00 offering collected during the Cantata all went to purchase more of the same. Overall, there were 375 hats, pairs of mittens and pairs of socks to be given to Marshall county families/individuals.
Following the Cantata performance, the attending crowd enjoyed a reception in the Salem Fellowship Hall. We look forward to the 2019 rotation for choir member participation and community attendance at this year’s Christmas Cantata to be held at the Axtell United Methodist Church.
Pictured with the clothing items to be distributed are Pastor Cindy Cone of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, rural Axtell, and Shelley Crome, Family Advocate for the school district, who will coordinate the items distribution.
Salem Endowment Fund
Cantata Hats Gloves and Mittens
Cantata Hats Gloves and Mittens
The Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Endowment Fund gifts all of its annual interest to charities, missions, seminaries, other educational purposes, charitable institutions, and church property and maintenance. The specific purposes are chosen by the Endowment Board annually.
Habitat for Humanity
Cantata Hats Gloves and Mittens
Habitat for Humanity
For 2019, Salem Lutheran Church Council elected to participate in the annual Highway 36 Garage Sales. The congregation was asked to bring their unneeded, unused items to be sold to Hiway 36 garage sale pickers. The entire proceeds will be donated to our Marshall County KS Habitat for Humanity Store for their nonprofit purposes.
Pastor Cindy Cone's Installation at Salem 8.25.2018
Installation of Pastor Cynthia Cone at Salem
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Axtell, KS, a Lutheran Congregation in Mission for Christ, installed its pastor, the Rev. Cynthia Cone, at a special worship service on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 at 2 p.m. Pastor Cindy comes to Salem Lutheran through our Church’s Pastoral Call after serving as Associate Pastor at Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont, NE. She earned her Master’s of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN and has been ordained 21 years. Pastor Cindy has been rostered with Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ since 2009. The presiding minister at the installation was Rev. Thomas Sahl, the District Pastor for Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ, the Heartland District, and resident Pastor for St. Paul Lutheran Church, Palmer, KS. She and her husband, Ron, have two adult children whose families live in Missouri and Texas. Pastor Cindy has a unique skill set and a diverse theological background that she brings to this ministry. She grew up in the Kansas City, MO area and is working in her second career as a Called Pastor. She has served Churches in Nebraska, Iowa, Arizona and now in Kansas. Church Family who love Jesus and want to act like a disciple in telling & sharing the story of Jesus in Marysville Church Family who love Jesus and want to act like a disciple in telling & sharing the story of Jesus in Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Axtell, Frankfort, Beattie, Home, Marysville, Seneca, Vermillion and points in between.
Global Mission/Ministry-World Relief, World Vision, Heifer
Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran World Relief
Helping break the cycle of hunger and poverty.
World Vision
Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran World Relief
Going to the ends.
Where no one else goes.
Because Jesus is alive in the hardest places to be a child.
Heifer International
Lutheran World Relief
Heifer International
"He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will reward him for what he has done" Proverbs 19:17
2019 Ecumenical Cantata Presentation
The Axtell area Cantata is hosted in 2019 by the United Methodist Church, Axtell KS
Nearly 30 singers from Axtell area (Salem Lutheran Church, United Methodist Church, St. Michaels Catholic Church), Summerfield, Seneca, Beattie, Baileyville, Frankfort, Vermillion, Centralia, Marysville, Randolph (and potentially other areas) are participating in 2019.
Cantata Director Stan Murphy, Seneca, and the choir is accompanied by pianist Owen Zinke, Seneca KS
The approximately 90 minute program will feature 9 Christmas songs that blend with scripture and narration to share the story of Jesus' birth.
The Christmas Cantata was presented Dec. 9, 2019 at 7 pm at the United Methodist Church, Axtell, KS
Join us for this Christmas tradition if you are in the area next year!
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