"...strength and beauty are in the Lord's sanctuary..." - Psalm 96:66

The chancel reflects two major remodeling efforts, conducted in 1939 and in 1990. The existing decorative woodwork, pulpit and lectern were installed in 1939, as was the marble table. In 1990, the marble table was moved forward and a larger choir loft and the organ console were installed behind it. The oak curved platform and steps are also part of the 1990 renovations.

The decorative wood work in the Chancel is fabricated from selected Appalachian Oak and hand-carved by Erik Jansson, one of the finest wood craftsmen in Philadelphia.

The marble table is of imported Italian marble, Rouge Ionazzo. The rectangular band is French marble, Notre Dame. The center with the monogram is Lamartine marble, the base and border are of Pyreneese marble. The original marble floor in front of the table, which was removed during the renovations of 1990, was polychromatic Faience tile, locally manufactured. The marble table and original marble floor were executed by William H. Watts and Company. When the marble table was moved in 1990, faux-marble sides were constructed.

The 1939 dossal curtain against reredos of Gothic style was hand-woven by William Richmond Talbot of Philadelphia. The dossal curtain was replaced in 1990 by a liturgical creation which incorporates the seasonal liturgical colors, purchased from Augsburg Fortress.

The shields in the background represent ten seals of the Presbyterian Church, representing countries through which the Reformed faith has come to the United States. Beginning on the left facing the chancel, in order, the seals represent Ireland, England and Wales; Scotland; France; Switzerland; and Holland. Continuing upon the doors, they represent Italy; Bohemia; Moravia; Hungary; and Germany.

A closer look will reveal inscriptions commemorating some of these items, all of which were placed in the remodeling of 1939. The architects were Paul A. Davis, M. Edward Dunlap and Walter Antrim. The work was done by John S. Cornell and Son.

The first organ was built in 1899 and dedicated May 1, 1899. It was enlarged in 1912.

The present organ, the Clarence H. Geist Memorial Organ, was installed in 1939 and underwent reconstruction and remodeling following a vandalism attack in 1980. The console was moved in 1990 from the northeast corner of the chancel to a central position behind the marble table, facing the newly-constructed choir loft. In 2000, a new console and a digital antiphonal organ were installed.

The renovations of the chancel in 1990 were architecturally designed by the John Milner Associates of Philadelphia and West Chester, Pa., and carried out by E. Allen Reeves, Inc. of Abington, Pa.