Salem Lutheran Church and Cemetery

Country Churches

St. Bridget's Catholic, on the  National Register of Historic Places.  The earliest  Catholic parish in the county was organized in the Irish settlement of St. Bridget's in 1862.  This building (1908) was designed by George Stauduhar of Rock Island, Iowa, and has a high vaulted ceiling with no visible supporting pillars along the sides of the nave.  Only three churches in Kansas are built with this design.  Two masses a year are held here, on Memorial Day weekend and in early November.
On 29th Terrace between Bison and Cherokee Roads, Northeast Quadrant.  For tours contact Terry Stallbaumer, 785-736-2910.

Salem Lutheran and Mission Covenant Lutheran, two churches a mile apart in the "Swede Settlement" area.  Salem Lutheran was founded by Swedish immigrants in 1874.  Six years later some dissenting church members broke away to found Mission Covenant.  Regular services are held at both churches.  26th and 27th Roads on Navaho Road, Northeast Quadrant.

Hermansberg Immanuel Lutheran.   The settlers who built this church in 1901 named it for their hometown in Germany.  It is the largest of several Lutheran church buildings in the surrounding area.  Services are held here regularly.  On 3rd Road north of Eagle Road, Northwest Quadrant.

Immanuel Lutheran (Stateline) ccupies a striking setting along Highway 77 at the Nebraska border.  The church was organized in 1883.  The present church was built in 1904 and has been in use ever since.  The steeple is lighted at night year-round.  1/4 mile west of Highway 77 at the Nebraska line, Northwest Quadrant.

Site of Czech Presbyterian, (1893-1973), established by Czech settlers, closed and torn down in the 1970's.  Marker on the northwest corner of 8th Road and Cyclone Lane, Southwest Quadrant.