Many American churches are doing everything they can to attract new generations of parishioners. And often, that means less traditional organ music and Christian hymns. But the organist at the West ...

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 ...

WEBB CITY, Mo. — Twelve area musicians and speakers will be featured at the Hymn Festival from 3-4:30 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, Broadway and Ball streets. A feature of the ...

Congregational hymn singing is the hallmark of worship at the traditional Westminster Presbyterian Church in America. That’s why the Manheim Township congregation recently upgraded its 2006 ...

First Lutheran Church in Lorain is ready to dedicate the musical instrument that joins the congregation’s hymns of praise. The church will host a dedication recital for its new pipe organ, built this ...

New England Congregational Church in Aurora and the Fox Valley American Guild of Organists are hosting a hymn festival featuring eight guest organists. They will perform in a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, ...

PATTERSON CREEK, W.Va. — Leitersburg resident Wally McClure got his start playing church music at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Patterson Creek in the mid- to late 1960s under the auspices of ...

Randi Smarsh's 60-year musical journey culminates in her retirement, leaving behind a legacy of dedication and community ...

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As people of Jewish faith observe Passover this week on Zoom, for Christians it is Holy Week, ending with Easter Sunday. Music is at the core of many religious rituals. Because of the COVID-19 ...

A campaign has been launched to help save a church organ in need of thousands of pounds of repairs. All Saints Church in Westbury, Wiltshire is home to a Bevington organ made in the 19th Century, but ...

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.