Our pastor is Don Freshour. Don is an Associate Member of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. He and his wife Lynda have been appointed to Salem UMC since 1992. Don and Lynda also own and manage Living Water Christian Bookstore (located next to Wal-mart on Hwy. 64) and The Bible Bookstore (uptown) which are both in Morganton.
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Our Associate Pastor is Beth Henderson.
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Our director of Music is Virginia Robinson.
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Our Youth director is Kim Luckadoo.
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Our Pianist is Sue Bunch.
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Our custodian is Shirley Carswell.
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Our Administrative assistant is Mildred F. Walker.
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Alan, Lonna and Alana are from Salem United Methodist Church but presently ministering as pastor and family at Denton's Chapel United Methodist Church near Morganton, NC.