Organ Restoration

Chords of Joy Hymn Sing

CHORDS OF JOY: HYMN SING

The Organ Rejuvenation music festival event Chords of Joy: Hymn Sing will be held on Sunday, May 12 at 3:00 PM in the sanctuary. Bring your mother or a friend for a special spring Sunday celebration focusing on the gift of the gospel through the telling of music.

There will be twelve musical pieces performed on the organ and in arrangement with other musicians; nine of the pieces are pre-selected. The final three spots are designated for song bids.

How to get involved:

• Come and celebrate!
• Free will donation of gracious gratitude during the event
• Help share the word within the community by hanging up posters, sharing Facebook events, word of mouth, and distributing Golden Tickets
• Song Bids (see information below)

Song Bids

Ever want to hear the organ play your favorite song (not just a hymn)? Now’s your chance!

During the concert, three musical pieces are designated for the song bids. The three songs with the highest bids will be played during the event. To secure one of the three performance spots with a song of your choosing, please write the name of your choice, the name of the artist (if not a hymn), and amount of your bid on a Golden Ticket. Submit your song request and funds to the Zion church office by Wednesday, May 1 at 5:00 PM. As all bids are confidential, only highest song bid amounts will be announced weekly in the announcements, on our Facebook page, and on our website.  You can submit multiple bids for multiple songs and can resubmit bids if your initial bid wasn’t enough to secure a performance spot.

Current Song Bid Winning Amounts:

Song 1:   $200

Song 2:   $0

Song 3:   $0

UPDATE APRIL 2024

On June 6, 2021 Zion members approved a renovation plan to make the much needed repairs and  improvements to our pipe organ.  This plan was prepared by J.F. Nordlie Company of Sioux Falls who has provided routine maintenance for many years and is well acquainted with the current condition of our  instrument.  Their quote for the project is $250,000, but no work can or will begin until $50,000, or 20% of the cost, has been raised and paid as a first installment, and we have received pledges to cover the balance. If you have questions about the scope of this project, we encourage you to watch a brief video prepared by Nordlie that fully explains what they are proposing.  It can be found below.

Although this is a daunting project, it provides us with the opportunity to assure a quality organ will be available for future generations to enjoy during worship, weddings, and/or celebrations of life. We’ve supported other high-cost projects, worked together to raise funds, and successfully completed the work. Let’s come together again, embrace the organ’s needs, and return it to its glory.

What Needs to Be Done

Please take some time, and check out the video below from the J.F. Nordlie Company, who has placed a bid to do Zion’s organ restoration. Joseph Brown explains the work that needs to be done to restore Zion’s organ.

Current Progress

Cash on Hand – $131,251.55

Unpaid pledges – $21,155.76

Total project funds – $152,407.31

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Remaining Pledges needed – $47,592.69

If you would like to make a one-time donation to the organ restoration project, you can do so using the button below.  On the webpage, please be sure to enter your donation on the “Organ Restoration” line. If you would like to make a pledge to be paid over three to five years, please contact the church office to fill out a pledge card.

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