In September of 1968, Benny Mayo resigned his position as minister of education and youth to go to Texas.
SCHURICHT PIPE ORGAN DONATED
In February of 1969, a dedication recital was held to display the pipe organ donated to the church. The organ was donated by Mrs. Dorothy Ann Pepper as a memorial to her husband, William Thomas Pepper, Jr. She gave it hoping that the organ �be ever an inspiration to all people who gather to worship at the First Southern Baptist Church of Anaheim.�
In August of 1969, John Walker resigned as music minister. Jim Landrum was called as Music and Youth Director, two months after he brought a choir from Altus, Oklahoma to sing in a Youth Revival at the First Southern Baptist Church of Anaheim. After he arrived, the youth choir grew from thirty active members to over seventy active members.