First Congregational Church: Sanctuary; front
256 E Chicago Street
Elgin, IL
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2018-07-05 - Organ facade (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2014-04-19 - Chancel and organ facade at Easter, 2014. (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2014-09-24 - Church interior with organ (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2020-10-01 - Sanctuary interior from side gallery showing organ in front (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2014-09-24 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Notes
2022-01-02 - This entry represents a console solid state upgrade. It is not known if any tonal changes occured as a part of this work. -Jim Stettner
2022-01-22 - "May 4, 1975 was a special day in the history of the church when the newly rebuilt and remodeled pipe organ was dedicated. The work was done by Leonard Berghaus Organ Builders of Maywood, Illinois under the direction of Dr. Thomas Gieschen, associate professor of music at Concordia College in River Forest, Illinois. It included a new façade, pipes, a new Great Organ...and several new pedal and sole [sic] stops making a total of 54 ranks."
JohnWeiss, *Elgin’s Holy Hill, Part 1*. (Elgin, IL: John Weiss, 2021), p. 64. -Jeffrey Neufeld
2022-01-23 - Found an entry in the book "Elgin’s Holy Hill Part 1" by local Elgin, IL, author John Weiss. -Jeffrey Neufeld
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