Statesboro First UMC ‘rededication celebration’ starts Friday

Church to unveil fully restored organ, hold other free events

Dr. Jackson Borges, minister of Music at Statesboro First United Methodist Church, talks about the recent full restoration and updating of the church pipe organ. The public is invited to a weekend of activities at the church marking First UMC's 65th birthday and the rededication of the organ. (JIM HEALY/staff)

UMC organ — Dr. Jackson Borges, minister of Music at Statesboro First United Methodist Church, talks about the recent full restoration and updating of the church pipe organ. The public is invited to a weekend of activities at the church marking First UMC's 65th birthday and the rededication of the organ. (JIM HEALY/staff)

Back in September, as the pipe organ at Statesboro First United Methodist Church was undergoing its first full restoration and updating process since its installation in 1960, Minister of Music Jackson Borges said: “It is the best instrument for miles around. It can play literature from all of the major time periods. It also has a lot of options to play a really beautiful service — plus it just sounds so good. It truly is one of the best (pipe organs) around.”

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