2018-05-01 - Renamed Woodside Church in 1961 and affiliated with the Congregational/UCC and American Baptist Church; facility sold to Mott Community College in 2017 and the last service was held March 25, 2018. -Database Manager
2023-10-21 - The Baptist congregation dedicated a large contemporary building of architectural significance in 1952, expanded with a large classroom building in 1965. Dissatisfied with plans by Saarinen and Saarinen, they ultimately decided on a building designed by J. Robert Swanson working in the Saarinen style. The organ was designed by Robert Noehren and was installed free standing in an acoustically ideal location behind an open wood screen on the left side of the chancel. There were no visible pipes, and the Swell and Choir were enclosed in tall, shallow Swell boxes with shutters on two sides. The liberal congregation renamed itself Woodside Church in 1961, and disassociated an exclusive affiliation with the American Baptist Church, and instead affiliated with three different denominations. By 2014, the demographics of Flint had changed dramatically, as had the fortunes of the once prosperous Woodside Church. The congregation rechristened itself the People's Church, a bible-based Christian group, sold the historic church complex to the local university for a learning center, and moved into a downtown tire store. The church website has not been updated since 2022, and the most recent video of a church service made last year showed a congregation of about 7 people sitting in folding chairs around a makeshift altar. The fate of the landmark Schlicker is unknown, and is a cause for considerable concern. -Scot Huntington
Source: Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> September 1950 Date not recorded
Flint, Michigan
First Baptist/Woodside Church
Schlicker 1952 3/69
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GREAT POSITIV
16' Quintaten 61 8' Gedeckt 61
8' Principal 61 8' Dolce 61
8' Rohrflöte 61 8' Unda Maris 61
4' Octave 61 4' Principal 61
4' Spitzflöte 61 4' Koppelflöte 61
2' Octave 61 2' Octave 61
III Rauschquinte 183 2' Blockflöte 61
IV-VIII Mixture 406 1 1/3' Quint 61
II Sesquialtera 122
SWELL III-VI Scharf 306
8' Clarinet 61
8' Gedeckt 61 Tremolo
8' Salicional 61
8' Voix Celeste 61 PEDAL
4' Flute 61 16' Principal 32
2 2/3' Nasard 61 16' Subbass 32
2' Piccolo 61 8' Octave 32
1 3/5' Tierce 61 4' Octave 32
III-VI Plein Jeu 306 2' Nachthorn 32
III-IV Cymbel 1/5' 225 VI Mixture 192
16' Contra Fagotto 61 16' Trombone 32
8' Trumpet 61 8' Trumpet 32
8' Vox Humana 61 2' Cornet 32
4' Clarion 61
Tremolo
COUPLERS
Swell to Great
Choir to Great
Swell to Choir
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
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