At a time when many churches ware discarding their historic pipe organs, the congregation of Prince Of Peace Lutheran Church undertook an exciting program to restore and install the 28 rank Wicks pipe organ, originally designed by the late Emile Robichaux for Redeemer Lutheran Church, a stalwart of the City's Ninth Ward for decades. The organ is said to be the first instrument with an exposed Great division to be installed in the New Orleans area. In the period between 1997 and 2005, a dedicated volunteer crew, operating on advice of Richard Schneider of Schneider Pipe Organs, rebuilt sections of the organ which were damaged by termites and neglect as the Redeemer congregation dwindled and the church closed. After rebuilding the instrument, that same crew installed it in Prince Of Peace Lutheran Church. The church previously had the Wicks organ that was removed from Grace Lutheran Church when it was closed and sold to the owners of Christian's Restaurant. That organ was subsequently removed from Prince Of Peace at the time that the Redeemer instrument was completed.

Hurricane Katrina reportedly caused some minimal damage to the organ, however, we understand that it is again being used for services in the restored facility.