FITCHBURG — Marcia Sharkey, the organist and choir director at Emanuel Lutheran Church, spent the better part of five decades playing on the church’s pipe organ before a fire seriously damaged its ...

Mar. 30—The organ first came into Bob Moore's life when he was 16. His mother bought one, and with the purchase came free lessons. Just a few years later in 1972, Moore was the lead organist for ...

Yes, church congregations can sing hymns without someone at the piano or organ. Many did when new churches were being formed in the mid 1800s. But it's a lot easier and very inspirational when someone ...

Sue Gene Hammons, a church organist, was recently honored by the City of Pineville with "Sue Gene Hammons Day" for her 50 years of service at Pineville Park Baptist Church. The church held a Sunday ...

One church in Elmira Heights recently completed a special restoration project in honor of a local community member. Since the ...

Carey Coker Robertson’s Nov. 23 concert will feature music by J.S. Bach, Cesar Franck and Louis Vierne, plus some ...

A Middletown woman who was a lifelong member of a church, served as its organist and Vacation Bible School teacher made an “immeasurable impact” on the congregation and her community. Jean Ann Jordan, ...

RANDLEMAN, N.C. — While some of us can't keep the same hair stylist, this Triad church has kept the same organist for 75 years! Midway Wesleyan Church in Randleman, NC took a moment to honor and ...

Janet Lumpkin plays the 1907 Gratian organ during the worship service at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church on Sunday, Nov. 13 in Terrell. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer She can be a bit crotchety and ...