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Support
Support for Opus 695 is ongoing! If you would like to be a part of the Opus 695 family we invite you to make a financial contribution to the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Foundation. Your gift is a way to “pay it forward”! Donations will ensure that the organ is maintained, tuned and, most importantly, played! Inviting world-renowned organists to present concerts is a way we can share this unique instrument, not only with the Cedar Rapids community, but also with music lovers from far and wide. Opus 695 draws interest from across the country. Ernest M. Skinner was an expert organ builder, and his remaining instruments are highly prized! Opus 695 is among a select few Skinner organs that have not been altered in any way. Adding to its unique character is the fact that Opus 695 has been restored and relocated while maintaining its full original integrity as conceived by Mr. Skinner. People who love great music and organ students will be drawn to Cedar Rapids to see, hear and play this fine instrument. Cedar Rapids is a destination for organ enthusiasts. In addition to Opus 695, the community is home to Skinner organs at Coe College and the Brucemore estate, as well as superb theater pipe organs located at the Paramount Theatre and Theatre Cedar Rapids. A financial contribution to the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Foundation makes you a part of this story! Please visit the St. Mark’s Foundation page for information about the Foundation and details of how you can make a contribution. Bradley Foundation
Joseph G. Bradley, Jr. (1915-1990) was a philanthropist who loved Ernest M. Skinner pipe organs and was committed to ensuring that these beautiful instruments would be preserved for the enjoyment of future generations. In the early decades of the 20th century his father made a fortune in the coal and timber industries in West Virginia. Joseph, Jr. firmly believed he had a civic duty to preserve and enhance the nation’s cultural heritage. Through the creation the Joseph G. Bradley, Jr. Charitable Foundation, he guaranteed that Skinner organs in need of restoration would receive the attention and care necessary to keep them playing. Under the trusteeship of Andrew Nehrbas of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the Foundation has helped bring new life to more than a dozen Skinner organs. We are extremely pleased that the Bradley Foundation has made a significant pledge to the Skinner Opus 695 project at St. Mark’s. |
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Foundation
“Leaving a Legacy of God’s Goodness” Purpose The St. Mark's Lutheran Church Foundation was formed in 1977 to promote, encourage and assist the work and mission of FaithLife Lutheran Church of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. By contributing to the Foundation you ensure the programs of St. Mark's thrive forever. To learn more, click here to visit the Foundation's website. Organ and Piano Fund By designating your Foundation gift to the Organ and Piano Fund, you help ensure Opus 695 is maintained and continues to attract national and international organists. How Do I Make a Gift? You can contribute to the Foundation through cash, stocks, estate bequests, life insurance policies, memorials, charitable trusts, gift annuities, real estate, or personal gifts. By bequeathing to St. Mark’s Foundation and including instructions in your will, you are assured your wishes will be followed. For more information Phone: 319-447-0100 Email: info@stmarkscrfoundation.org “God has given each of you a gift…Use them well to serve one another…Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 4:10-11 |