The Vine Band
This group provides worship for The Vine contemporary services.
If you're interested in learning more, contact our Director of Contemporary Worship, Grant Morgan.
If you're interested in learning more, contact our Director of Contemporary Worship, Grant Morgan.
Schantz Organ
Originally installed in 1966 as a 3-manual, 41-rank Schantz pipe organ (Op. 770) in the old Centenary Methodist sanctuary, the congregation merged with First Methodist in 1967 and relocated the instrument into a new Harold Wagoner-designed sanctuary as the First-Centenary United Methodist Church in 1973.
In 1999, the Schantz Organ Company of Orrville, Ohio added a new 3-manual console (Op. 2187) and four years later, 17 additional ranks of pipes were added along with three digital 32’ stops. The traditional style console with roll top is movable and contains a computerized/digital combination action. The three manual keyboards each have 61 notes and the pedalboard compass is 32 notes.
The current instrument consists of 4 divisions, 71 stops, and 59 ranks of pipes. The 3,514 pipes of this organ are made of wood, tin, brass, and lead, and range in size from 16 feet tall to a fraction of an inch in length. The pipes are placed on electro-pneumatic pitman chests which are located in chambers in the front of the sanctuary.
Dr. Jan McNair
Worship and Music Director
Grant Morgan
Contemporary Music Director
Dr. Jan McNair
Worship & Music Ministry Director
Janice McNair joined the First-Centenary staff as Director of Music Ministries in August 1995. She is responsible for the administration of the music ministry and plans the worship services that take place in the Sanctuary. A graduate of DePauw University with a degree in Violin Performance, she went on to study at Southern Methodist University and Perkins School of Theology, graduating with master’s degrees in Violin Performance and Sacred Music. Following graduation, she and her husband, Jonathan, moved to Cleveland, Ohio where Jonathan earned his D.M.A. in Music Composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music. While in Cleveland, Jan enjoyed serving as the Director of Music at Church of the Saviour United Methodist.
After growing a part-time music program into a full-time ministry, the McNairs along with sons, Ben and Andrew, moved to Chattanooga. Highlights in ministry include the opportunity to study with Alice Parker in 2000 and 2001. In 2003, she was awarded a Sabbatical Grant for Pastoral Leaders funded by the Lilly Endowment and administered through the Louisville Institute. Under her planning and direction, First-Centenary has enjoyed various collaborations with community choirs presenting Rutter’s Mass of the Children, Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts, and other worship and concert events. In 2012, Jan earned her doctorate from the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, and in 2021 completed the Two-Year Academy for Spiritual Formation through Upper Room Ministries. Through the University of Vermont, she was certified as an End of Life Doula in summer of 2021. Currently, Jan serves the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts as Chair of the Worship Area on the Design Team for Music Week at Lake Junaluska.
After growing a part-time music program into a full-time ministry, the McNairs along with sons, Ben and Andrew, moved to Chattanooga. Highlights in ministry include the opportunity to study with Alice Parker in 2000 and 2001. In 2003, she was awarded a Sabbatical Grant for Pastoral Leaders funded by the Lilly Endowment and administered through the Louisville Institute. Under her planning and direction, First-Centenary has enjoyed various collaborations with community choirs presenting Rutter’s Mass of the Children, Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts, and other worship and concert events. In 2012, Jan earned her doctorate from the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, and in 2021 completed the Two-Year Academy for Spiritual Formation through Upper Room Ministries. Through the University of Vermont, she was certified as an End of Life Doula in summer of 2021. Currently, Jan serves the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts as Chair of the Worship Area on the Design Team for Music Week at Lake Junaluska.