The history of organs in this church dates back to 1872 when a string bass viol was replaced with a Seraphim, hand-pumped bellows reed action organ to be situated in the balcony.

We still have the viol on display! It was eventually replaced by a Henry Erben organ and built in 1854 for the First Baptist Church in Fall River, Massachusetts, and shipped in crates by rail to Plymouth where it was reassembled. It had "tracker" key action meaning that each pipe had a wooden rod from the console to open and close its valves. Younger church members were commandeered to provide uninterrupted wind power.

In 1928, this instrument was replaced by an Ernest M. Skinner pipe organ built in Dorchester, Massachusetts, for the church and containing 26 ranks to drive 1,445 pipes. It cost $10,270 and was installed by Mr. Skinner himself with an electro-pneumatic key action; no more rods! St. Paul's School Organist Francis Snow presented the inaugural concert on October 14, 1928, introduced by church Moderator Harl Pease of Plymouth—New Hampshire's only Medal of Honor recipient ever—to a packed house. A second recital had to be held for those who couldn't get into the sanctuary.

Following a devastating fire in the early morning hours of September 6, 1983, the Skinner was all but demolished. What hadn't burned was crushed by falling timbers. And what wasn't burned or crushed had been soaked by fire hoses. It was sold to an organ buff in California for a little less than half of its original cost and trucked out west by the late Bob Crowley of Plymouth.

In 1985 an Austin Organ Opus #2695—at about ten times the cost of the Skinner was installed in the sanctuary. Built in Hartford, Connecticut, it contains 1,247 pipes driven from 21 ranks in 3 divisions, 24 stops. After a full church debate over whether to go with pipes or electronic, architect Perry Neubauer, in designing the new Congregational space for Plymouth UCC, took pains to accommodate this musical instrument in its new home by allowing the great division to be out in the room, opposing swell chest as well and with the largest pedal division pipes in the clerestory—all for that "full sound!"

While it was a marvelous baroque instrument, it was limited in its ability to realize repertoire from other eras. In the fall of 2019, the church began a long process of discovery, which resulted in the installation of a new four-manual digital hybrid instrument. All 23 ranks of the Austin Pipes continue to speak but are now enhanced by the addition of nearly 60 ranks of digital stops allowing any organist to realize any repertoire from any time period. This new VISCOUNT instrument is a glorious addition to the musical fabric of the church and the community. We look forward to sharing it with you!