Salem Lutheran Church was started in Detroit in 1921. Currently Salem has approximately 145 members that reside in Westland, Livonia, Garden City, Canton, Brighton and the surrounding area. We invite all to share in our worship of the Lord and help spread his good news.

 

Salem National Evagelical Lutheran Church's school was the first and only Christian Day School in the National Synod. Started by Reverend Frank J. Pies Sr., in 1944, with an enrollment of eight children. This school was a great blessing to the congregation.  The school was first housed in a vacant store on the corner of Livernois and Davison in Detroit. This served as a church on Sundays and as a school during the week.

 

In the fall of 1944 the congregation moved to 2911 Kendall where school was held in the church. The rapid growth of the school required construction of a school building on the church lot. Since money was not available for hiring a contractor, the men of the congregation decided to do the work themselves. They successfully constructed the building which housed the school for about nine years.

 

In 1951 the Kendall Avenue property was sold and a new church and parsonage as purchased on Schoolcraft between Marlow and Hubbell in Detroit. When the congregation sold the Kendall property, the school was also sold. However, an arrangement was made to allow Salem to use the school for four years after the sale of the property.

 

In 1957 a new two room school was built adjoining the church at its Marlowe location.  In 1976 Salem relocated to its present church property at the corner of Hubbard and Ann Arbor Trail in Westland. The initial service was held on September 25, 1977. The school was housed temporarily in the parish hall and plans wee formulated for constructing a new school on the property.

 

On November 14, 1978 the Reverend Frank Pies Sr. was called to his eternal home. The Reverend Frank Pies Jr., in the manner of his father, took over teaching the School until the congregation most reluctantly voted to close the school after 35 years of operation.

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