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As a traditional worshiping church, First United Methodist Church Shreveport has maintained for over 100 years the tradition of a Pipe-Organ as the primary instrument that leads worship. The present Organ originated in 1950 as a 3 manual, 39 rank electro-pneumatic instrument built by the Aeolian Skinner Pipe Organ Company of Boston, Massachusetts.

 

In 1986, The Moller Organ Company was chosen to build  a new 5-manual console, 48 new ranks of pipes, added to the present 39 ranks, bringing the total number to 87 ranks. In 1989, a 16-rank gallery  (antiphonal) organ pipes were installed in the balcony and in 1990, a 5-octave set of English Hand bells (exposed) were added, both gallery organ and Hand bells are playable from from the 5-manual console. In 2004, the entire organ was re-voiced by Bruce Shultz and Associates.

 

The Organ console comes up on an elevator lift to a prominent position for concerts and other recital programs. The Texas Street Art series brings every year nationally and internationally known organists who have included, Frederick Swann, Joyce Jones, Simon Preston, David Higgs, Hector Olivera, and Gillian Weir to name a few. C.d.' s of the organ are available for purchase in the music department.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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