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First United Methodist Church
162-10 Highland Avenue
Jamaica (Queens), N.Y. 11432
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/umcofjamaica/
Organ Specifications:
162-10 Highland Avenue (since 1949)
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Clinton Avenue (now 164th St. near 89th Ave.) (1924-1949)
► III/19 M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 3534 (1923)
• II/14 George Jardine (c.18--) – moved from old building (1923)
Fulton Street and Puntine (now 165th) Street (1894-1924)
• II/14 George Jardine (c.18--)
Fulton Street at New York Avenue (1846-1894)
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Division Street (1811-1846)
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The Methodist Movement in Jamaica began when Captain Thomas Webb, a soldier in the British army, preached a sermon in Jamaica in 1776. He was converted by the preaching of John Wesley and considered himself Wesley's spiritual son. The captain played a key role in the founding of Methodism in New York and in other areas along the East Coast. Captain Webb, along with Phillip Embury began to preach here in Jamaica where his first wife's relatives lived. The first gathering consisted of 24 people, half of them Black. The earliest record of a society in Jamaica dates from 1807. Eighteen members appeared on a class membership list. In 1811, the first church was erected on Division Street. It included separate entrances and seating areas for men and women.
At a quarterly conference in 1846, a committee was formed to build a new church. The site decided upon was located at the corner of Fulton Street and New York Avenue (now Jamaica Avenue and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, respectively).
By 1866, the church was too small and an acre of land was purchased at the corner of Fulton Street and Puntine Street (now 165th Street). The cornerstone of the third church was laid in 1894.
In 1920, the elevated railroad on Fulton Street disrupted church worship. The site on Clinton Avenue (now 164th Street near 89th Avenue) was purchased. On March 30th, 1924 the fourth church was dedicated by Bishop Wilson. The depression, World War II and the movement of people further out onto Long Island forced the church to sell the buildings and land to R.H. Macy.
The fifth and present church was completed in 1949. The educational building named for Rev. Barton was added in 1966.
Today, First Church has members from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and South America, reflecting the wonderful diversity of Queens County where First Church has been serving for over 200 years. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 3534 (1923)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 26 stops, 19 ranks
The Memorandum of Agreement (Nov. 14, 1922) between M.P. Möller Company and the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Jamaica, Long Island, shows that Möller would built a new three-manual organ for a consideration of $8,500. Möller indicated that the new organ would be ready for use on or before the first day of April 1923. The price included the dismantling of the old organ in the Chapel, moving it and setting it up in the new building on Clinton Avenue.
Möller provided a detached three-manual "R.C.O." [sic] drawknob console, and voiced the entire organ on 6" pressure. Möller did not construct a swell box, nor did they provide casework or display pipes. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia |
73 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
73 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Tuba |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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| Cathedral Chimes |
20 bells |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
73 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
8
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Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
73 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Celeste [TC] |
61 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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English Open Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
GT |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
73 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
GT |
8 |
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Melodia |
GT |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Gamba |
GT |
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Echo Organ – 61 notes, enclosed
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5 blank knobs |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Open Diapason [unit] |
44 |
8 |
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Octave Bass [ext. Op. Diap.] |
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16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
44 |
8 |
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Bass Flute [ext. Bdn.] |
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Choir to Swell 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8' |
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Great 4' |
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Pedal 4' |
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Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Echo to Great On/Off |
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Mechanicals
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Swell Unison Cancel [in key-jamb] |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Choir Unison Cancel [in key-jamb] |
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Adjustable Combination Pistons
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| Swell Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| Choir Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 |
| Echo Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
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Piston Couplers
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Pedal to Manuals |
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Manuals to Great |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Echo Pedal [Echo-Choir?] |
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Swell to Pedal Reversible |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Organ in church located at Fulton Street and Puntine (now 165th) Street:
George Jardine & Son
New York City (c.1894)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 14 stops
The congregation commissioned George Jardine & Son of New York City to built an organ for their building at Fulton and Puntine Streets. It seems likely that this organ was contemporary with the opening of the building in 1894. In 1923 this organ was moved to the new church building located on Clinton Avenue (now 164th St. near 89th Ave.). Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
First United Methodist Church web site: http://www.gbgm-umc.org/umcofjamaica/
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification (Nov. 14, 1922) of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 3534.
Illustration:
Google map. Exterior. |
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