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So it went unrung for several years until a separate concrete-block tower was built for it as part of a 1908 church expansion. Westlake United Methodist undertook what turned out to be a yearslong ...

This Easter, church pews are mostly empty. The coronavirus saw to that. But at many churches, bells are still ringing. It’s a sound that brings comfort to people, even as they deal with changes ...

(RNS) — Congregations without bells can ‘honor in other appropriate ways, including moments of silence, changing church signs, and more,’ reads the interfaith request about Lewis. (RNS) — It’s not ...

BURLINGTON The sound system next door is making it hard for Olga Lopatina to love thy neighbor: Christ the King church. Since last summer, the church has been broadcasting the sounds of bells and ...

After thieves climbed up to the steeple and stole a set of loudspeakers last month, the sound of ringing bells is back just in time for Christmas at the Arlington Church of the Nazarene in East Akron ...

AKRON, Ohio — Call it a Christmas miracle – just weeks after the speakers were stolen from the bell tower of an Akron church, two Ohio companies stepped up to replace them just in time for the holiday ...

Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli stands next to the Meneely bell from St. Brigid’s Church next to Broadway which links Watervliet, Menands, Colonie and Albany on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in ...

GENEVA – In towns and villages across Switzerland, the nightly chiming of church bells is an integral part of the culture — albeit a noisy one. Most Swiss are fond of this centuries-old tradition, ...

Of all the things that have faded away and become no more than faint memories, the one I miss the most are church bells. It was about 25 years ago that church bells began to fall silent. I don’t know ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The iconic bells of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Grand Rapids have been ringing out since 1924, bringing joy and hope to the community. However, the motors used to ...