WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita church has started raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to restore a pipe organ that was installed in the 1950s.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the cost of renovating the organ at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament ranges from $250,000 to $1 million, depending on the extent of the repairs.
The Kilgen organ was installed at the church around the time it was built. It only has a life-span of about 50 years.
Music director Rachel Dugan says congregation members want their grandchildren and great-grandchildren to be able to walk down the aisle and be able to hear this great instrument. Dugan says the organ is the instrument of the church and is used for all High Masses, feast days and weddings throughout the year.
Church raising up to $1M to restore organ
