Salem Associate Reform Presbyterian Church Historical Marker

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Organized June 19, 1836 by Rev. Henry Bryson, D.D. with 53 members. First house of worship was a log house built on 4 acres donated by Abner Mathews. First pastor, Rev. John Wilson served from 1837 to 1865. Having fostered at least five other churches, Salem has been called a "mother of churches". Present sanctuary, erected in 1940, is the fourth building on this site. Adjoining cemetery predates the church and contains graves of Indians and slaves.