St. Peter The Apostle Organ Restoration Fund

06/06/2022

We did it! Our beautiful 1883 organ is finally being restored. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the project!

03/06/2020

11/27/2018

It’s Giving Tuesday! 🎈🎈🎈

Please don’t forget the Organ Restoration fund. It’s easy! Just click the Donate Now button on the bottom of our web page.

Website of St. Peter the Apostle School for students in grades K-8, located in historic New Castle, DE

10/04/2018

10/02/2018

Don’t forget! This Wednesday, October 3! 🎹

The BBC Tavern and Grill is a hip, casual, yet upscale tavern and grill in the heart of Delaware's chateau country. We have a fun and eclectic menu with all of your favorites that you would expect to find in a traditional tavern and grill, such as homemade burgers, buffalo wings, chili, to hot soft....

09/04/2018

On October 3rd we are hosting a guest bartender fundraiser at BBC in Greenville, Delaware (http://www.bbctavernandgrill.com) from 6 - 9pm.

We will receive 100% of the tips from food and drinks. If you do not feel comfortable at the bar, we invite you to come and have dinner. We will receive 10% of food sales.

We will be raffling off some wonderful prizes including two baskets of wine and weekly passes to Saint Anthony’s Italian Festival.

All are welcome.

The BBC Tavern and Grill is a hip, casual, yet upscale tavern and grill in the heart of Delaware's chateau country. We have a fun and eclectic menu with all of your favorites that you would expect to find in a traditional tavern and grill, such as homemade burgers, buffalo wings, chili, to hot soft....

09/04/2018

St. Peter the Apostle Church, in Old New Castle, has a tracker pipe organ that was installed in 1883 by the Hook and Hastings organ factory (in the 1800’s the premier organ maker in the United States). The company made organs from 1827 to 1935 ranging in size from eight feet (the size of St. Peter’s organ) to 80 feet. Hook and Hastings organs can be found in some of the most famous cathedrals in the country, including The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Christ Church in Old City Philadelphia, the Scottish Rite Hall and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.

Our historic organ was designed specifically for the size and acoustics of our church. Each component was made by hand, including the pipes and cabinetry. Its unique characteristics are atypical of most pipe organs of the time. The component pieces were transported by train and assembled once arriving to our church. Although still in functional condition considering its age, it needs to be completely restored as many parts are deteriorating and/or damaged. The organ will be completely disassembled, removed from the church and transported to North Carolina. Due to the complexity of the restoration, the project will take us several years with an estimated cost of $110,000.

While we certainly have the option of purchasing a new, electric organ, restoring this unique piece of Americana is preferable given the church’s role as part of historic Old New Castle, not to mention the rich heritage of the church itself.