Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2004-12-16 - Identified through information on the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 16, 2004 -Database Manager
2005-11-11 - Updated through on-line information from Jim Grier. -- This organ was moved to Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia; I don't know when. It was then replaced in 2005 with an electronic organ. -Database Manager
2006-01-20 - According to information received from Keith DeFoor, Young Harris College, the church closed in 1964, and the organ was donated to the college at that time. -Database Manager
2012-10-28 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager
2022-10-11 - From findingaids.library.emory.edu: Wesley Memorial Methodist Church was organized in 1902 after Atlanta’s First Methodist Church moved to a new location on Peachtree Street, leaving a great distance between it and Trinity Methodist Church on Trinity Avenue near the Georgia state capitol building. A central location at the corner of Auburn Avenue and Ivy Street was chosen for the establishment of a new Methodist church. The congregation met in temporary quarters until a permanent building was completed in 1910. At the direction of Bishop Warren A. Candler, the facility was designed with an auditorium-style sanctuary that could accommodate large numbers [around 3,000]. Stained glass windows constructed in Europe depicted the history of Methodism and the life of John Wesley. The church building also included office space that eventually housed several Methodist agencies and district offices, as well as the office of the bishop of the North Georgia Conference. Wesley Memorial hosted many events that were significant in the history of Methodism and the city of Atlanta. It was home to the newly created Candler School of Theology from 1914 through 1916. The North Georgia Annual Conference held its sessions at the church in 1918-1920, 1922-1924, 1926-1927, and 1930-1954. The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South met at Wesley Memorial in 1918, the Ecumenical Methodist Conference in 1931, and the second Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference in 1944. The Ecumenical Methodist Conference was held despite the protests of many church members who disagreed with the purpose of the conference and did not want to fund the extensive building renovation that was required in preparation for the meeting. As a result of the dissension, church membership dropped from 1500 to 986 and the congregation was unable to pay the debt that was incurred by the renovation. In 1938 the North Georgia Conference took possession of the property, allowing the congregation to continue to use the building in exchange for its equity in the property. Church membership continued to decline over the next several years. There was an increase in membership during the pastorate of the Rev. Allen A. Phillips who served the church from 1955-1962, but the church was never able to regain financial stability. In 1962 the Board of Trustees of the North Georgia Conference voted to sell the Wesley Memorial property and apply the proceeds of the sale toward the construction of a new building to house the offices of the Conference. The final worship service of the Wesley Memorial congregation was held on June 26, 1964. -Jeff Scofield
Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> April 1922 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Atlanta, Georgia
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Austin Op. 1072 1922 4/40
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GREAT SWELL
16' Double Open Diapason 61 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73
8' Principal Diapason 61 8' Open Diapason 73
8' Small Diapason 61 8' stopped Diapason 73
8' Grossflote 61 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
8' Violoncello 61 8' Viole Celeste 61
4' Octave 61 8' Echo Salicional 73
8' Harmonic Tuba 61 4' Harmonic Flute 73
Tremulant 4' Violetta 12
Sub 2' Harmonic Piccolo 61
Unison Off III Solo Mixture 183 *
Super 16' Contra Posaune 73
8' Cornopean 73
CHOIR 8' Horn Oboe 73
8' English Diapason 73 8' Vox Humana 61
8' Concert Flute 73 Tremulant
8' Gross Gamba 73 Sub
8' Dulciana 73 Unison Off
8' Unda Maris 61 Super
4' Flute d'Amour 73
2' High Flute 61 ECHO
8' French Horn 73 8' Echo Flute 73
8' Clarinet 73 8' Viol Aetheria 73
8' Orchestral Oboe 73 8' Vox Angelica 73
Tremulant 8' Vox Humana 61
Sub Tremulant
Unison Off Chimes 25
Super
PEDAL
SOLO 16' Open Diapason 32
8' Stentorphone 73 16' Bourdon 32
8' Doppelflote 73 16' Violone GT
4' Octave Flute 12 16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
2' Piccolo 61 16' Contra Viole 12 CH
16' Ophicleide 61 16' Echo Bass 12 EC
8' Tuba 12 10 2/3' Quint --
4' Clarion 12 8' Gross Flute 12
Tremulant 8' Cello GT
Sub 8' Flauto Dolce 12
Unison Off 16' Tuba Profunda SO
Super 16' Posaune SW
8' Tuba Profunda SO
* 12-15-17
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