The Bedient Pipe Organ

The completion of this marvelous instrument is the final phase in a project that has included remodeling of the Chancel area, acoustical improvements and enhanced lighting and sound. The goal of this project was to make our century-old “meeting house” a place where people come together, not only for worship, but for learning, public discourse and the sharing of ideas. It is a place that enables and encourages people to think and to learn, to listen and to speak, and to seek the sense of community that comes with the honest sharing of and respect for another belief or point of view. We believe that God is still speaking, and we join together to discover and share that divine presence in our world today.  The ability to express ourselves through the creation and appreciation of art is one of the ways in  which we seek to encounter our still-speaking God. Our Sanctuary provides a place where a wide variety of arts are possible.

An integral part of this worship and arts space is our pipe organ. Our collaboration with The Bedient Organ Company has produced an instrument that incorporates the best of our past—there are pipes in the organ from 1922— with new pipe work which expands and completes this versatile pipe organ. The casework created by Bedient to frame the new speaking façade makes a dramatic visual impact, beautifully blending with existing woodwork in the room. The organ’s voice supports congregational song, inspires people in worship, and enables the performance of a wide variety of organ literature. It will serve this church and community well for many years to come. Soli Deo Gloria!

Organ Specifications

   3 manuals and pedal   

   45 stops, 57 ranks, 3,138 pipes    

   Electropneumatic action

   Solid state combination action with 32 memory levels

  10 general pistons (manual, duplicated by toe studs)

  5 divisional pistons (manual for keyboards, toe studs for pedal)

  Standard couplers plus reversible toe studs for Gr/Ped, Sw/Ped and Ch/Ped

  Tutti (reversible manual piston and toe stud)

  General Cancel manual piston

  Expression pedals for Choir and Swell divisions

  Crescendo pedal

  Adjustable height bench

  Console on moveable platform