THE CHURCHES OF VIRGINIA
Photography by John G. DeMajo
GINTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
1200 Wilmington Avenue, Richmond, VA. 23227
 

A Brief History of Ginter Park Baptist Church

October, 1916 - Baptist Sunday School started at a local school in Ginter Park area.

November, 1916 - Baptist Counsil gives approval to form an official congregation.

1917 - Dr. Wlliam Headley called as first pastor.

1916-1919 - Present property purchased for $2,000

Same period- Grace Street Presbyterian Church merger with Covenant Presbyterian. Property from Grace Street Church could not be sold, so it was demolished. Richmond Engineering Co., owned by Ernest W. Farley (charter member of Ginter Park Baptist, purchased the Grace building, dismantled it, and reassembled it on the Ginter Park land.

October, 1920 Cornerstone laid by local Masonic lodge

The L.C. Tiffany windows, which currently grace the church, (total of 8) were purchased separately from Grace-Covenant for $1000.

 
 
 
 
CHAPEL VIEW (above) AND CHAPEL ORGAN (below)
 
 

History of Organs at Ginter Park Baptist Church

ORIGINAL SANCTUARY ORGAN WAS BY ANTON GOTTFRIED

PRESENT SANCTUARY ORGAN
Lewis & Hitchcock organ, 1970, Opus 220, 3m/26r

GREAT

16      Gemshorn
8      Principal
8      Rohrflote
8      Gemshorn
4     Octave
IV      Mixture (1 1/3)
Chimes

SWELL

8      Rohrflote
8      Gemshorn
8      Celeste (TC)
4      Blockflote
2      Flageolet
1 1/3 Larigot
8      Trumpet
Tremolo

POSITIV

8      Gedeckt
4      Koppelflote
2      Principal
II      Tertizn (2/3)
8      Krummhorn
Tremolo

PEDAL

32      Resultant
16      Principal Bass
16      Subbass
8     Octave Bass
8      Spitzflote
4     Flote
III      Mixture (2 2/3)
16      Trumpet
4      Schalmei

The organ is located behind the facade of the oiriginal Gottfried organ, with speaking pipes of the current organ, at the rear of a center arch behind the pulpit.  Console is centered in front.  Swell only is expressive.

PREVIOUS CHAPEL ORGAN

M.P. Moller organ, 1950s, Opus 7564, Artiste, 2m/3r

GREAT


8      Diapason Conique
8      Lieblich Gedeckt
8      Salicional (TC)
4     Octave Conique
2 2/3 Quinte
2     Super Octave

SWELL

8      Lieblich Gedeckt
8      Salicional
8      Quintadena (derived)
4      Lieblich Flute
4      Salicet
2 2/3 Nazard
2      Piccolo
8     Oboe (derived)
Tremolo

PEDAL

16      Bourdon
8      Lieblich Gedeckt
4     Octave Conique
4     Flute
2     Super Octave

The organ was self-contained and all under expression.

PRESENT CHAPEL ORGAN

Lewis & Hitchcock organ, 1982, Opus 254, 1m/6r

MANUAL (divided at Middle C)

8      Gedeckt bass
8      Gedeckt treble
4      Spitzflute bass
4      Spitzflute treble
2      Principal bass
2      Principal treble
1 1/3 Spitzquinte bass
1 1/3 Spitzquinte treble
II    Cornet (2 2/3) treble only

PEDAL
16      Subbass (Gedeckt extension)

Manual to Pedal coupler
Mechanical key and stop action

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