Adult Choir (college age and above) are regular worship leaders for our Sunday morning 10:30 a.m. worship hour. This group meets every Wednesday night 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Choir Room.  This choir sings a variety of musical styles ranging from Baroque and Classical pieces to contemporary works of well recognized present day church music composers. 

Adult Handbell Choir meets every Wednesday 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.  September – April. These ringers and their 5 octaves of bells make beautiful music for worship 3 or 4 times a year and participate in the annual Laurens County Handbell Festival every March. Although there are presently no openings, experienced substitutes are always needed and welcome!

Reuter Opus 1298

The organ of First Presbyterian Church was built, rebuilt and enhanced by the Reuter Organ Company of Lawrence, Kansas. The company, founded in 1916, has had a long relationship with this church dating back to the installation of the original instrument in 1959. The enhancement and rebuilding of our fine organ was coordinated through the church’s Reuter representative, Mr. Donald E. Chance of Greensboro, Georgia, whose company also installed the organ.  The tonal finishing was completed on site by Mr. Joe Wiessinger, also of the Reuter Organ Company. The instrument has a three manual completely rebuilt console with an array of tonal resources. It has 35 ranks and 28 stops giving the organ the ultimate possibilities for supporting congregational singing as well as providing accompaniment for any size choral group or soloist.  The exposed pipes are part of the Great Organ while the Swell Organ and Choir Organ division pipes remain located in the organ chamber rooms directly behind the choir loft. Although many of the original pipes were retained, new pipes were added as part of the project and there are now almost 2000 pipes. On April 1, 2001, First Presbyterian Church proudly dedicated yet another element of beauty to the Glory of God.

ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS
 
GREAT ORGAN
Lieblich Gedeckt (Ch)      16’     
Principal                 8’   61 pipes
Hohlflote (Ch)          choir
Octave                   4’   61 pipes
Gedeckt (Ch)              4’
Fifteenth                 2’   61 pipes
Fourniture                 IV   244 pipes
Cromorne                  8’   61 pipes
   Couplers:
      Great to Great   16’
      Great Unison Off
      Great to Great    4’
      Swell to Great   16’
      Swell to Great    8’
      Swell to Great   4’
      Choir to Great   16’
      Choir to Great   8’
      Choir to Great    4’


CHOIR ORGAN           
Gedeckt                  16’   85 pipes
Diapason                  8’   61 pipes
Hohlflote                 8’   61 pipes
Gedeckt                  8’
Dulciana                  8’   61 pipes
Unda Maris                8’   49 pipes
Octave                   4’   61 pipes
Spitzflote                4’   73 pipes
Nasard                 2 2/3’   
Spitzflote                2’
Tierce                 1 3/5’   61 pipes
Mixture                   III   183 pipes
Fagotto                  8’   61 pipes
Tremolo
      Choir to Choir    4’
      Swell to Choir    16’
      Swell to Choir    8’
      Swell to Choir    4’


SWELL ORGAN
Geigen                   8’   80 pipes
Traversflote              8’   68 pipes
Salicional                8’   68 pipes
Voix Celeste (TC)          8’   56 pipes
Geigen                   4’   
Rohrflote                 4’   73 pipes
Quinte                 1 1/3’   61 pipes
Trompette                 8’   68 pipes
Clarion                  4’   68 pipes
Tremolo
   Couplers to Swell:
      Swell to Swell   16’
      Swell Unison Off
      Swell to Swell    4’


PEDAL ORGAN
Resultant                 32’
Principal                 16’   56 pipes
Bourdon                  16’   44 pipes
Lieblich Gedeckt (Ch)      16’   
Principal                 8’
Bourdon                  8’
Principal                 4’
Gedeckt (Ch)              4’
Mixture                   III   96 pipes
Bombarde                  16’   44 pipes
Bombarde                  8’   
  Couplers to Pedal:
      Great to Pedal    8’
      Great to Pedal    4’
      Swell to Pedal    8’
      Swell to Pedal   4’
      Choir to Pedal    8’
      Choir to Pedal   4’

The Bailey Memorial Bell Tower and Carillon was dedicated in November, 1973, in memory of the three daughters of Mercer Silas Bailey, an elder and church leader for many years. The Van Bergen Bell Foundry cast the 35 bells and installed a controller enabling the beautiful music of the bells to be heard throughout the surrounding community! A new computerized controller was installed in 1986. After a lightning strike in August 2003, the entire carillon system underwent a major renovation and was joyfully rededicated to the Glory of God on May 8, 2005.