Wheatland Salem Church

Mission & Vision

Wheatland Salem Church is a vibrant multiethnic community, led by the Holy Spirit, walking in faith and in obedience to God’s Word.

We major on building a genuienly caring community that has a heart for serving others, for local and global missions, and for growing in faith and discipleship.

Values

Worship
Vibrant, corporate worship is the center of our life together. 

Relationships
The Christian faith grows best when experienced in community of authentic relationships with Christ and one another.

Personal Transformation
The Christian way is always anchored in Jesus' call to repent and believe in him. 

Next Generations
The primary method for reaching others with the gospel of Jesus Christ is through the intergenerational relationships of children, youth, and families. 

Missions
Extending the impact of the gospel comes through reaching across local and global boundaries. 

Our (brief) History

In 1852 (or earlier) pioneer families began holding church services in the Copenhagen school house and the David Brown home. In 1860 they built a church. Also in 1860, another church - the Wheatland Church was organized and they put up a building in 1870. Work continued there until 1895 when the congregation passed out of existence. In April of 1907, the Copenhagen Society sent a petition to the Illinois Conference Session requesting the Association to grant the Society the privilege of using the two old churches - Wheatland and Copenhagen - in building a new structure, one and one-half miles south of Copenhagen, on the corner of Rt. 59 and 95th Street, thus uniting the two societies into one, Wheatland Salem.  Then in 2011 we opened a new campus in Oswego so that we could accomplish our mission of reaching more people for Christ. After 10 years, January 2021 we successfully launched Oswego campus as Wellspring United Methodist Church.