THE CHURCHES OF RICHMOND
Photography by John DeMajo

St. John's United Church Of Christ
503 Stuart Circle, Richmond, VA.

Saint John's United Church of Christ
503 Stuart Circle

E. M. Skinner organ, 1926, Op. 629, 3m/29r

GREAT

1.    16      Bourdon (from #31)
2.    8      Diapason
3.    8      Claribel Flute
4.    8      Gedeckt (#17)
5.    8      Flute Celeste (#18)
6.    4      Octave
7.    4      Flute
8.    III      Mixture
9.    8      Tromba
10.  8      Cornopean (#22)
11.  8      Corno d'Amour (#23)
12.  8      French Horn
13.         Chimes

SWELL

14.   16      Bourdon
15.   8      Diapason
16.   8      Salicional
17.   8      Voix Celeste
18.   8      Gedeckt
19.   8      Flute Celeste II
20.   4      Octave
21.   4      Flute
22.   IV      Mixture
23.   8      Cornopean
24.   8      Corno d'Amour
25.   8      Vox Humana
Tremolo

CHOIR

26.   8      Concert Flute
27.   8      Dulciana
28.   4      Flute
29.   2      Piccolo
30.   8      Clarinet
31.   8      Tromba
Tremolo

PEDAL

32.   16    Major Bass
33.   16    Bourdon
34.   16    Echo Lieblich (#13)
35.   8      Octave (from #30)
36.   8      Gedeckt (from #31)
37.   8      Still Gedeckt (from #13)
38.   32    Resultant V
39.   32    Contra Trombone
40.   16'   Trombone
41.           Chimes (#12)

The organ is located in a large chamber on the right side of the chancel and speaks into the chancel.  Swell and Choir divisions are enclosed.

1980 additions by Jim Andrews increased the organ to 33 ranks and include a III Mixture on the Great, a 32 Resultant in the Pedal, and a 32 Contra Trombone and 16 Trombone unit in the Pedal.

Site visit by Donald Traser with supplemented information provided by the church staff.

St. John's pipe organ was installed in the new sanctuary in January of 1928. The instrument has served the congregation well, however it is presently in need of restoration. The organ is E.M. Skinner Opus 628, a 3 Manual 34 stop, 29 rank instrument. There have been two major repair projects in the last 25 years. One involved a console update and the other involved work in the pipe chambers. The organ at St; John's is one of four Ernest M. Skinner organs installed in the Richmond area, and it is the only organ that remains in its original location.