Green Street Church | Where the Kingdom of God is breaking through!

Roots

Green Street United Methodist Church began with a tent revival outside Old Salem in August 1902. A month later, a group of converts organized themselves as Salem Methodist Episcopal Church and built a wood frame church in the West Salem neighborhood. Some 20 years later, a brick sanctuary was built at the present location, and the congregation was renamed Green Street Methodist.

Today

Today, Green Street Church is alive and thriving, with 300+ members and approximately 160 people in worship each Sunday! The congregation reflects the make-up of the West Salem community– white, African-American, and Hispanic; the affluent, the middle class, and the poor–and also includes many from other neighborhoods who seek a diverse congregation.

Reconciling

Green Street is a Reconciling Congregation, open and affirming of Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgendered and Straight people. While the United Methodist denomination continues to wrestle with issues around sexual identity, Green Street seeks to be a witness to the wider church community by living out the motto of “open minds, open hearts and open doors.”

Multi-Cultural and Anti-Racist

Martin Luther King, Jr. once noted that 11 am on Sunday morning is the most segregated time in the United States. While Green Street is unique in its diverse community, we are on a journey to become an Anti-Racist church, actively seeking ways to dismantle the institutional structures and interpersonal barriers that continue to divide us. An Anti-Racism team helps Green Street