Who We Are
We are a community of broken people made whole, worshiping, growing, and serving together in South Salem.
Lead Pastors
Chris & Kellie Haley
Kids: Julia 20, Jenna 15, Charlie 2
Salem natives. Married since 2022. Called to reach the unchurched in the city they love. Chris & Kellie are building a community where real transformation happens—not just Sunday attendance.
Why South Salem
South Salem is our home. It's a mix of skeptics, families, and truth-seekers who are done with "playing church."
We're here for the people who crave authenticity but have been burned by religion. The streets we know, the people we've been like—now freed by Jesus.
Vision & Values
Vision
We exist to help people get whole spirit, soul, and story. Collective is where freedom starts, belonging grows, and purpose unlocks through God's presence, the gospel's hope, and real community (1 Thessalonians 5:23, Ephesians 2:10, 2 Corinthians 3:17).
Identity
We live from God's love, fully known and protected in Christ (Romans 5:8, 1 John 3:1, Romans 8:38-39).
Disciple-Making
Jesus wants surrender, not perfection. We grow through obedience, failure, repentance, and community (Luke 9:23, James 5:16, Proverbs 24:16).
Mission
We live sent, leaving comfort to reach others like Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20, John 20:21, Philippians 2:5-8).
Service
We serve humbly, like Jesus washing feet. Just real love (John 13:14-15, Galatians 5:13, Philippians 2:3-5).
Comunitas
No lone-wolf faith. We share messes, burdens, and joys as a community (Acts 2:42-47, Galatians 6:2, Hebrews 10:24-25).
Our Beliefs
One God, Father, Son, Spirit, creator and redeemer (Genesis 1:1, Matthew 28:19).
God in flesh, died for our sins, rose again, the only way to the Father (John 1:14, Romans 5:8, John 14:6).
kind
Made in God's image, broken by sin, restored through Jesus (Genesis 1:27, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:10).
Convicts, comforts, empowers, including baptism as in Acts (John 14:26, John 16:8, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:4).
Alive, authoritative voice of God (Hebrews 4:12, 2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Community of broken people made whole, worshiping, growing, serving (1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Acts 2:42-47, Ephesians 4:11-13).
Our Dream
A collective overcoming hell through Jesus' blood and shared testimonies (Revelation 12:11). Not perfect people, but a story-telling community welcoming the messy, fighting together. Unique in raw authenticity, just real freedom and belonging.