Declining trends of attendance for religious services in mainline Protestant and Catholic churches, the denominations most likely to sustain organs both financially and physically, should be cause for concern. While this program will provide an overview on what can be posited about the relationship of religious trends and the organ, its aim is not to sound a death knell. Recent secular and religious studies show us that secularization is multi-faceted—it has clearly not resulted (and is not resulting) in the absence of religion. Nevertheless, there has been substantial change. Beyond this overview, the program will speculate on potential positive futures through an analysis of secular uses of the organ from around the world. The inclusive use of the organ both within and outside of church still has the potential to create a vibrant future for the instrument.