First Congregational Church    About FCC    Co-Pastors Message    Christian Education    Read a Sermon    Music      FCC Music History    Where Can I Use My Gifts?    Calendar of Events    First Tuesdays at FCC    Tidings -- FCC Newsletter    Guest Book    Staff    Search the Scriptures	Chancel Choir Directors:   Marie Woodward Steves (1930 - mid-1930's) - "first full adult choir" [p. 142] Marjorie Nuss (mid-1930's - 1939) - "after Mrs. Steves passed away" [p. 142] Mrs. Lawrence C. Thomas (1939 - 1940) [p. 142] Paul Grosh (1940 - 1943) [p. 172-3] Fred Leist (1943 - 1944) [p. 173] J.A. Breese (1944 - 1945) [p. 173] Imogene Schreiber (1946 - ?) [p. 173] Jesse Breese (1947 - 1949) [p. 194,6] Mrs. Kendrick Strong (1949 - 1950] [p. 196] Donald McNew (1950 - 1951) [p. 196] C. Walter Bronson (1952 - 1954) [p. 196] Frederick Peabody (1954 - 1959) [p. 196,223] Wayne Jipson (1959 - 1960) [p. 223] Stanley S. Linton (1961 - 1975) [p. 223,226] John M. Minniear (1975? - 1976?) [p. 255] Harold B. Porter (1976? - 1984) [p. 255,258] Joanne Peterson (1984 - present) [p. 258]   Junior Choir Directors: ? - (1849 - ?) Harold Chamberlin of Ripon (? - ?) - "girl's choir" [p. 142] Marjorie Nuss (? - ?) - "youth choir" [p. 142] William Fuller (1960 - 1968) - "Junior Choir" [p. 224,226] Ellinor Porter (1968 - 1997) [picture on unnumbered page following p. 157] [p. 226,228]           The Junior Choir was renamed to the Crusader Choir, and a new Carol Choir was formed for the younger children. [p. 226] Lori Kubasta (1997-2001) Carol Choir renamed to Angel Choir [p. 262] Jeff Dyer (1997-2001) Crusader Choir renamed to Jubilee Singers [p. 262] Linda Ruona (2002-2007) Christina Conn (2007-present)   Handbell Choir Directors: Ken Snart (1999 - 2007) [p. 263]           Handbells arrived on 10-21-1999, first appearance of the Handbell Choir in a service was on 11-07 or 11-14-1999 Cara Davis (2008-present)   Organists: 1875 - The church's first pipe organ was installed.  Built by Marshall Brothers (Milwaukee) for $3,800, it had 29 stops and 1,166 pipes.   Mattie Murdock was the church organist at the time. 1875 -  1878 - Morris Parkinson 1879 - 1881 - Professor Stillman of Ripon College 1882 - 1892 - E.S. Wilson 1893 - ?  J.K. Weaver Clarence Shepard (1902,1903, per Independent of Mind, Open of Heart, p 112, 1911 - 1940) [p. 142,171] [per Michael Corenthal, p. 134, he played the inaugural recital of the new Casavant organ on 1-06-1912] 1911 - Casavant Freres Opus 469 organ installed 1911, 1959 and 1986 - Organ Consoles Paul Grosh (1940 - 1943) [p. 172-3] Farley Hutchins (1944 - 1945) [p. 173] Donald Fischer (1946 - ?) [p. 173] Florence Hollenbeck (10-19-1949 - 6/1966) [p. 194,222,225] Ray Thompson (1966 - 1968) [p. 225] Joanne (West) Hess (1968 - 1989) [m. Thatcher Peterson] Joanne Peterson (1990 - present) [picture on unnumbered page following p. 157]