Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 611, 1926

The church closed in 1975 and has sat vacant ever since.
Over the years, several efforts have been made to give the building a second life. Despite fundraising efforts, those plans never came to fruition.

September 21, 2026: "They have been trying for years to save the building, to reintegrate it into a ruins park, or to save part of the structure, but the cost was just not something that was feasible for the city," said Blake Swihart, director of Indiana Landmarks - Northwest Field Office. "The church really does present a safety hazard. At times, there are pieces falling off. It just isn't safe also for people to try to get in there. They've blocked it off for those reasons..."
It will cost more than $5 million to demolish the church. A contractor has been chosen, and the process is expected to begin in the coming months.

Updated through online information from Lindsay Earl Paulk. -- The congregation abandoned the building in 1973. The church itself is on its last leg and will not last another 10 years. It is really a pity for such a beautiful building to come to such a sad end. The location of the Skinner Organ is not known. I do know it was removed from the church

Updated through on-line information from William Dunklin. -- Building damaged by fire 1997, now abandoned.

Updated through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn:
Founded as City Methodist Episcopal; name changed in 1926 when new building was built; church closed January 3, 1975 and organ moved to residence of David L. Hamblin, Jr., Lansing, Illinois.

In new building. Building sold in 1975 to St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist. The organ was moved to residence of David L. Hamblin, Jr., Chicago Heights (or Lansing?), IL. His home burned while the organ was being installed in 1999.