In the early 1980s, Frances Grant Ellis, organist at Oxford-University United Methodist Church for many years, recognized the growing musical needs of the church. The deteriorating condition of the 1952 pipe organ made the timing right to begin the acquisition of a new instrument. In 1998, under the leadership of Dr. Gerald Walton, an organ committee was formed and chaired by Dr. Ron Vernon. The committee recommended the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, Connecticut to build the new instrument. Austin’s representative, David Finch, worked closely with the committee, Director of Music, Lee Uhlh ..read more

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