Music is an important part of worship. Many hymns we sing today were written hundreds of years ago, such as 'Rejoice the Lord is King' which was written shortly before this congregation began to worship. Great instrumentalists and vocalists have passed through our doors. A small, but extraordinary choir sings on Sunday mornings under the guidance of our Music Director, Marcia Slater. She arranges for a wide range of talented musicians. The music selections are specially tailored to fit both the talent in the choir and the needs of the worship service. The hand bell choir contributes a beautiful sound on special days. Brass and string ensembles greet the congregation on Easter mornings. At the close of a special candlelight service on Christmas Eve, the congregation holds candles and sings 'Silent Night'. The youth of the church sometimes play instruments. The centerpiece of our music program is our organ. When first installed in 1883, the old Wilson organ had eight stops, a console attached to the case, and was undoubtedly operated with air from manually operated bellows; electricity was not available. Many decades later, an electric blower was installed, and in the 1970s it was enlarged to 10 stops, 13 ranks. That organ was destroyed in the 1983 fire, and for the next ten years church services did not include organ music. The choir and a piano were on the dais along with the pastor. About two years of committee work and three years of construction resulted in our new organ, custom designed and built by Mann & Trupiano, Brooklyn, NY, with expanded capabilities and to fit into existing spaces. The organ was rededicated on May 21, 1995. After two expansions, it now has 17-stops, 19 ranks, and 1034 pipes, about 200 of which were salvaged from the old Wilson organ, another 200 were recycled from other un-restorable organs, and over 600 were built new. The key-action is mechanical (tracker), similar to organs of previous centuries, but modern technology exists within the electronic stop controls, and solenoid operated pedalboard. The organ case is solid sassafras wood, chosen because the grain closely matches the chestnut in the original Wilson case. Other woods in the new organ include ebony, rosewood, cocobola, mahogany, oak, maple, spruce, and redwood, each chosen for a particular application. The stenciled blue facade pipes, which greet the eye in this setting, were made to duplicate the old Wilson pipes using computerized color matching. The console of solid butternut wood, is now detached from the organ case, allowing the organist to direct the choir. The new organ should serve for many generations to come.

Special concerts are planned from time to time, look at our Calendar to view upcoming events.