Bill Glisson
Music Director and Organist
Bill Glisson joined us in March 2004 and is a native of Wilmington. Bill graduated from New Hanover High School and from Southeastern Community College where he earned degrees in electronics and in music. His first experience as a church organist came when he was 11 years of age. He served as organist at Whiteville First Presbyterian Church and then for many years at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Wilmington. He was formerly the regional manager of R.A. Daffer Church Organs. He is a former member of the American Guild of Organists and the Organ Historical Society.
Bill is the unofficial historian of Wilmington for all newcomers to St. Matthews, and we hope he will one day publish “Back in the Day: Everything You Need to Know about Wilmington.” The only native Wilmingtonian on St. Matthew’s staff, Bill is a descendent of both early Dutch and Scottish immigrants to North Carolina.