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{{Thing
|Also known as=The Kimball Pedal Organ
|Type of thing=Personal
|Place made=Chicago U.S.A.
|Place used=Bethesda Church Lewiston South Australia
|Current location=Mallala Museum
|Used in=Church worship and in a private home.
|Ceased use=1998
}}
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The Kimball Pedal Organ was used in the Bethesda Church Lewiston to accompany the singing of hymns and to provide additional music.<br>Bethesda Church was built as a Bible Christian Chapel in 1855 and following Church union in 1900 it became a Methodist Church. There&nbsp;were several organists over the time including Mrs C Williams of Lewiston.&nbsp; 

Mrs Edward Weller (nee Pratt) &nbsp;was an organist at the time of the closure of the Bethesda Church in 1947, and she subsequently purchased the organ and used it for enjoyment in her private home. Eventually it passed into&nbsp;the possession of her daughter Mrs Maureen McColl of Quorn, South Australia who donated the organ to the Mallala Museum in 1998. 

It is now a valued exhibit at the Mallala Museum. 

Related Articles 

*[[Bethesda Church]] 
*[[Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church]] 
*[[Church Pedal Organ]] 
*[[Red Banks Wesleyan Methodist Church]] 
*[[St Malachys Catholic Church]] 
*[[St Paul's Anglican Church]] 
*[[St Peters Anglican Church]] 
*[[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]

== External Links  ==

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== Sources  ==

*"Life around the Light". A History of the Mallala District Council Area. 
*Mallala Museum records.