The Robert D. Hoppe & Associates Pipe Organ
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is blessed to be served by an authentic, acoustic pipe organ, glorifying God in sound. We invite you to lift your voice in song along with it.
Sing with our organ.Real Acoustics for Real Worship
The Scriptures tell us to teach the Word of God to one another through songs, hymns, and spiritual songs (Colossians 3:16).
Because of this, Lutheran worship has always emphasized the congregational singing of theologically rich music. This is one of the central parts of our spiritual lives.
The pipe organ came to fill the central role in accompanying and leading that congregational singing. And, for good reason. Just like the human voice, it operates through the passage of air through pipes. It is, therefore, the most fitting and harmonious instrument to accompany congregational song.
This instrument is state of the art – with all of the digital abilities that will enable it to serve us for decades to come. But, the sound is all acoustic, and that is deliberate.
Our present age is marked by entropy. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.
Because of this, we believe that authentic sound (wind blown through pipes) offers something unique, God-honoring, and man-blessing over and against a digital copy. It is a gift to Door County and our entire region.
History and Stop List of the Organ
A project of Robert D. Hoppe & Associates, it was designed in the Baroque style with state-of-the-art technology. It incorporates elements from the original Wahl Opus 1 organ, built in 1974.
In the early 2000s, the organ was decommissioned due to mechanical failure. A digital organ was purchased to replace it.
Eventually, the congregation gained greater interest in rebuilding the organ, especially with the newer members. A contract was entered into with Robert D. Hoppe & Associates, and the organ was publicly debuted on January 31, 2025 at a hymn festival.