Christ United Methodist Church 673 45th Street at Seventh Avenue Brooklyn, N.Y. 11220 Christ United Methodist Church dates back to 1909 when Norwegians established the Sunset Park Methodist Episcopal Church. At some point, the church was renamed Christ United Methodist Church.                 M.P. Möller, Inc. Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 1547 (1913) Tubular-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 14 stops, 8 ranks The handwritten contract between M.P. Möller and Sunset Park (Norske) M.E. Church, dated March 6, 1913, shows that this organ cost $2,000. A donation of $100 was also mentioned in the contract. Möller provided a detached two-manual console, casing of quartered oak, and employed tubular-pneumatic action. Möller promised the organ would be ready for use on or before the 8th day of June or as soon after as possible, but the organ was not shipped until June 12, 1913.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Open Diapason 61 8   Viol d'Orchestre 61 8   Doppel Flöte 61 4   Flute Harmonique 61 8   Echo Salicional 61 8   Oboe 61                 Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Doppel Flöte GT 8   Viol Celeste [TC] 49 8   Echo Salicional GT 4   Flute Harmonique GT 8   Viol d'Orchestre GT 8   Oboe GT                 Pedal Organ – 30 notes 16   Bourdon 42         8   Bass Flute [Bourdon] —                         Mechanicals     Tremulant               Wind Indicator               Crescendo Indicator                           Adjustable Combinations     Pistons No. 1-2 affecting Swell and Pedal stops     Pistons No. 1-2 affecting Great and Pedal stops                 Pedal Movements     Great to Pedal Reversible         Balanced Swell Pedal         Grand Crescendo Pedal                       Sources:      "Church Rededicated," The New York Times, March 11, 1957.      Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.      Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 1547 (1913).       | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |