Organs and Organists
In 1926, two daughters of the Reverend Levi Longfellow gave a pipe organ to the church to honor their father. Martha Norris, who had started playing on a pump organ when she was only 12 years old, was the first organist for the new pipe organ. The pipe organ was a theatre organ.
When the new church was built in 1970, the organ was moved to the new church and was used for seven more years. Plans were soon made and a new pipe organ was dedicated October 8, 1978. The new organ was a Moeller with 19 ranks, 17 stops, and 1,173 pipes at a cost of $70,000. The chimes from the first organ were incorporated into the new organ and the organ console was mounted on a movable platform so that it could be moved to the front of the Sanctuary for concerts.
| Many organists have served over
the years, they are:
Martha Norris |
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Margaret (Marge) Clyde began her keyboard training at the age of 8 and held her first position as church organist at the age of 13. She served as organist and choir director in various churches throughout Iowa, Illinois, Ohio and Minnesota. Marge became our organist in 1966. "The ministry of music...it's my life!" |
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