Ministries
Music
Music serves a vital role in the worship life of St. Paul's. A number of opportunities are provided for people to use their talents in proclaiming the Gospel through music. The schedule below applies from September to early June. Summer group times are announced in the bulletin.
Adult Choir (Traditional and Liturgical choral group)
Open to men and women, high school - adult
Rehearsal time: Wednesdays at 7:00pm (break during the summer)
Weekly rehearsals are conducted in the Music Room, 7:00-8:30pm
Children's Choir (Grades 3-8)
Open to all children of the congregation in Grades 3-8
Rehearsal time: Tuesdays at 5:45-6:30pm
Men's Choir (High School through Adult)
St. Paul's Men's Choir sings periodically for special events
School Choir
Open to students of St. Paul's School
Rehearsal time: during school hours
Adult Handbell Choir
Open to adult men and women
Rehearsal time: Tuesdays at 7:00pm (break during the summer)
Women's Handbell Choir
Open to Adult Women
Rehearsal time: Thursdays at 8:00am (break during the summer)
Instrumentalists (consists of a variety of brass, percussion, string,
keyboard and woodwind instruments) Open to men and women, high school-adult. Rehearsal time: as announced
For further information, contact Mark Bender, Minister of Music, or Melissa Kalbfleisch, Music Ministry Assistant.
Our church pipe organ was built for St. Paul's in 1985 by the Ott Organ Company of St. Louis, and in 2015 underwent a renovation and expansion. The expansion included the addition of a Rückpositiv, Trumpet en Chamade, a rotating wooden star ("Stern") for the Zimbelstern, and several new ranks. The Hauptwerk and Schwellwerk divisions are under mechanical key action, while the Rückpositiv has an electric slider chest. The main organ body is 27 feet tall, 18 feet wide and 4 feet deep. It is constructed of American red oak. The manual keys are made of African rosewood. The expanded organ has 49 stops and 51 ranks, totaling 2,541 pipes.