My wife and I visited Salem MB Church this past Saturday on the occasion of a "Home-going Celebration to remember the life of Mrs. Matella Jordan-Manning, a very dear lady who was a member of this church and who had worked in our home for many years. We had been very much aware of Mrs. Manning's love for her church and her dedicated service to it, and the reasons for her devotion were made very clear to us when we attended her funeral. Salem MB Church is a very, very loving and welcoming faith community that evidently walks the walk it talks about. We were made to feel right as though we were in our own home church. Both of us are somewhat immobile because of our age and health issues, and every need, comfort, and convenience was provided for us before we could even ask. The church was packed with its members who all came out on a very hot Saturday mid-day to express their love for their departed member and to worship their Lord in appreciation of His gift of her longtime presence among them. God's spirit not only dwells but lives and breathes life into this community of faith, and my wife and I give thanks for the blessing of being in the midst of Matella's fellow worshippers even for such a brief time. read more