Near Manchester in Washtenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Salem Church

Photographed By Dave Wilcox, October 10, 2012

1. Salem Church Marker

Inscription. The Reverend Edward Weiss, a Washtenaw County circuit rider, organized an Evangelical class of fifteen members in 1874. They met in a school located two miles east of here. Two years later, trustees Herman Gieske, Lambert Gieske and Bernhardt Kuhl, on behalf of the Evangelical Association of North America, bought land from the Rowe family in the area known as Rowes Corners. Church members hauled brick and lumber to the site. Salem Church was dedicated in November 1876. The vernacular Gothic Revival church is similar to others built in the Midwest by nineteenth-century German congregations. Stained-glass windows were installed in the early twentieth century. The denomination merged with the United Brethren Church in 1946 and with the Methodist Church in 1968. That year this church was renamed Sharon United Methodist Church.

Erected 1993 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L799.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1876.

Location. 42° 11.496′ N, 84° 1.965′ W. Marker is near Manchester, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. Marker is at the intersection

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of West Pleasant Lake Road and Michigan Highway 52, on the left when traveling east on West Pleasant Lake Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19980 West Pleasant Lake Road, Manchester MI 48158, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Manchester's Railroads (approx. 2.8 miles away); Blacksmith Shop (approx. 2.8 miles away); Village of Manchester Sesquicentennial/The Kingsley-Jenter House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Life on a Manchester Corner (approx. 2.9 miles away); Village of Manchester (approx. 2.9 miles away); Manchester's Old Burying Ground (approx. 2.9 miles away); Exchange Place (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Founding of Manchester (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

Also see . . . History of the Sharon United Methodist Church – Manchester. A brief history of the church on the church's website. (Submitted on September 19, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Salem Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dave Wilcox, October 10, 2012

2. Salem Church and Marker

Photographed By Dave Wilcox, October 10, 2012

3. Salem Church and Marker

Salem Church 1876 Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, June 11, 2023

4. Salem Church 1876 Inscription

Salem Church Stained Glass image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, June 11, 2023

5. Salem Church Stained Glass

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2012, by Dave Wilcox of Grass Lake, Michigan. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2012, by Dave Wilcox of Grass Lake, Michigan. 4, 5. submitted on June 21, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.