Grateful for Motivated Volunteers

On August 24, we were lucky to have enough volunteers on hand to clean our sanctuary's stained-glass windows!  This was a unique opportunity, because the painters' scaffolding and equipment was still on site, allowing us to get up close to the high areas.  The windows were coated with decades worth of dust, grime, and sticky wax from all of those candles.  

The volunteers also cleaned and reinstalled the ornamental gold pipes located on the front of our 1919 Möller pipe organ (at the front of the sanctuary), which led to some interesting discoveries.  

Alexis gets up close and personal with Martin Luther.

Emma scrubbing away at decades of grime.

Charles and Rick divide and conquer.

John is syncing all the light bulbs to the same color, so the newly painted walls look terrific.

Charles is cleaning the top of the old Möller organ.

The original Möller factory marks, inside the organ. It was the company's 2,722nd instrument. J. Frank Butts, GLC's treasurer, took delivery of this organ in 1919.

Also found in the old organ: this worship bulletin from 1956, with hand-written notes from the organist. "Stop for last verse." Coffee hour would have been held in the basement, since the fellowship hall was not yet built.