Churches are retiring their hymnals and organs, hoping to attract younger crowds, but at West Auburn Congregational in Maine, Charles Marshall has been playing for 70 years with no plans to retire.

First Lutheran Church in Lorain is ready to dedicate the musical instrument that joins the congregation’s hymns of praise. The church will host a dedication recital for its new pipe organ, built this ...

South Highland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham restored its historic pipe organ and held a dedication concert Sunday featuring classical music including Bach and traditional hymns. Organist Jim ...

For many worshippers, only a pipe organ makes church feel like church. That is apparently the sentiment of the leadership and a significant percentage of the congregation of Valley Baptist Church, so ...

Late Saturday afternoon, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston, was filled to the rafters with music as participants lifted their voices in song in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the ...

It’s no secret that church organists have become scarce these days, as fewer young people are interested in studying organ, and older organists are retiring. An article by Jonathan M. Pitts in the ...

Hymns from a decades-old organ can be heard once again traveling through the sanctuary of Grace United Methodist Church in Hagerstown. The 1929 Moller organ can be played again thanks to a $243,000 ...

For starters, pianos and organs are not the same thing. Just because Sister Mary Brown tickles the ivories doesn’t mean she’ll be immediately capable of playing the organ if she is called to do so by ...

History of St. John's Harrold St. John's Harrold Reformed United Church of Christ is considered to be the oldest church west of the Allegheny Mountains growing out of the Reformed denomination, with ...

Many American churches are doing everything they can to attract new generations of parishioners. And often, that means less traditional organ music and Christian hymns. But the organist at the West ...