Opus414.org

The Pipes are Leaving! After 8 years of hard work, lots of divine inspiration, and the courageous stewardship of so many dedicated members and friends of FUMC Chicago, The Organ Clearing House and Schantz Organ Company have begun the complex process high above the chancel of disassembling the large mechanism and its 5,589 pipes for a year's regeneration and transformation.

The grand project to restore E. M. Skinner's Opus 414 at First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple has begun its three-year capital fundraising campaign!

Please watch the video and spread the word about this remarkable instrument of 5,589 pipes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2qwVnJjM7k&t=2s

It is an instrument for the Church, the City, and the world that comes to visit. Would you please help us to reach our fundraising goals? Together we can: https://www.chicagotemple.org/opus414/opus414-support/

Please contact us with any questions at [email protected].

Thank you for your interest, prayers, meditations, and support!

Introduction to the Restoration of E. M. Skinner Opus 414 Organ at FUMC Chicago This video introduces the viewer to one of Chicago’s most notable pipe organs and the project underway for a complete restoration of the instrument.E. M. Ski...

Put on your party hats and join us, either in person or virtually, to enjoy the unique syncopations, cool harmonies, and amazing melodies of the incomparable J. S. Bach. From fugues to chorales, preludes to duets, come rock to Bach! More details may be found at Opus414.org.