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On October 17, 1874, the church board voted to spend $1,000 for a pump organ, the first for the congregation of the then new Third Street Church.

After the First Methodist and Swedish Methodist churches united in 1945, the organ was moved to the balcony of the brick Swedish church, and was used until an electronic Wurlitzer was given by the Reverend and Mrs. George Sheils as a memorial to the parents of Doris Sheils and her brother, Norman Twetten, who lost his life in World War II.

When the congreation moved in February, 1957, to the educational building at the top of Myrtle Street hill, that organ was used for services in the fellowship hall.

In 1960, Leonard and Virginia Evans gave a new Wurtlitzer to replace the one given by Virginia's brother and his wife. This organ was first used for the consecration services on December 11, 1960, for the new sanctuary.

In 1974, the church received nearly $10,000 from the will of Ethel Gower. That legacy, plus memorial monies, was used to purchase a Rodgers 145 organ which was dedicated on December 14, 1975.

During the Methodist Church bicentennial year in 1984, Elvera Conley, who had purchased the pump organ when we moved to the top of the hill, returned that instrument to the church -- a nice historical item.

The Rodgers 145 organ served us well until February, 2004, when a beautiful new Rodgers 837 was anonymously given to our church. We are most grateful for this wonderful gift which will enhance the music program and surely our worship experience. We are grateful to all the generosity over the years since the first building in Stillwater for Methodists was dedicated on November 19, 1854. What a grand gift to celebrate in this special 150th year!

The Rodgers 837 was upgraded to a Rodgers 838 and the 122 organ pipes were added in October, 2006.