For starters, pianos and organs are not the same thing. Just because Sister Mary Brown tickles the ivories doesn’t mean she’ll be immediately capable of playing the organ if she is called to do so by ...

Churches are retiring their hymnals and organs, hoping to attract younger crowds, but at West Auburn Congregational in Maine, Charles Marshall has been playing for 70 years with no plans to retire.

For many worshippers, only a pipe organ makes church feel like church. That is apparently the sentiment of the leadership and a significant percentage of the congregation of Valley Baptist Church, so ...

HOWARD LAKE, Minn — At St. John's Lutheran Church in Howard Lake, the 55-year-old organ led the parish in times of joy and hardship. Now it's the parishioners' turn to take care of it. “To build this ...

St. Stephen Presbyterian Church organist Jordan Smith plays a hymn on their 1970s-era refurbished organ at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Bob Booth ...