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Salem Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) is a rural mission church at Baker, Hardy County, [[West Virginia (USA)|West Virginia]], under the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. In 1868 ministers from [[Broadway (Virginia, USA)|Broadway]], [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], traveled 45 miles to Bean Settlement, 6 miles north of this church, and preached at a schoolhouse, giving pastoral care to a few members living there. Later they also preached at the Mine Spring schoolhouse nearby.

In 1927 a church was built here, which was enlarged in 1948 by adding two Sunday-school rooms. This congregation is the result of one of the first efforts of rural evangelism of the Northern District of the Virginia Conference. The membership in 1957 was 113; the pastor was Samuel A. Shank.

In 2010 the amembership was 20 and the congregation was a member of the [[Mountain Valley Mennonite Churches|Mountain Valley Mennonite Churches]]. The pastor was Ortho Horst.
= Bibliography =
<em>Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2011</em>. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2011: 65.
= Additional Information =
'''Address''': 3836 Parker Hollow Road, Baker, WV 26801

'''Phone''': 304-897-7597

'''Denominational Affiliation''':

[[Mountain Valley Mennonite Churches]]
== Ordained Pastors at Salem Mennonite Church ==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
|-
| Samuel A. Shank || 1931?-1972
|-
| Arland Schrock || 1970-2000?
|-
| Otho H. Horst || 2001?-2012?
|-
| James D. Rhodes || 2005?-2012?
|-
| Craig Good || 2012?-present
|}

== Membership at Salem Mennonite Church ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! Year !! Membership
|-
| 1931 || 61
|-
| 1935 || 87
|-
| 1940 || 43
|-
| 1945 || 48
|-
| 1950 || 81
|-
| 1955 || 119
|-
| 1960 || 110
|-
| 1965 || 93
|-
| 1970 || 97
|-
| 1975 || 85
|-
| 1980 || 46
|-
| 1985 || 55
|-
| 1990 || 54
|-
| 1995 || 42
|-
| 2000 || 36
|-
| 2005 || 30
|-
| 2010 || 20
|}
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