Bethesda Church Pedal Organ

Fast Facts

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	"{{{Date approximate2}}}" is not recognized as a Boolean (true/false) value. 1998

The Kimball Pedal Organ was used in the Bethesda Church Lewiston to accompany the singing of hymns and to provide additional music.
Bethesda Church was built as a Bible Christian Chapel in 1855 and following Church union in 1900 it became a Methodist Church. There were several organists over the time including Mrs C Williams of Lewiston. 

Mrs Edward Weller (nee Pratt)  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 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
• Redbanks Wesleyan Methodist Church
• St Malachys Catholic Church
• St Paul's Anglican Church
• St Peters Anglican Church
• Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel

Sources

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