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 ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound in many churches. Yet another centuries-old practice has remained in some ...

When the bell stopped ringing is a question parishioners at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jefferson City are trying to answer. The 800-pound bell fell silent sometime before the turn of the ...

From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...

SNOHOMISH — The church bell echoed through the Snohomish River valley. Farmers heard the sound and knew. The service was starting soon. Time to get going. A hundred years ago, locals gathered at the ...

OXFORD, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Immanuel Congregational Church in Oxford has been a staple in the community for nearly 150 years. "It was so welcoming," said church volunteer Connie Miller. Miller ...

Following an extensive restoration project, the 145-year-old bell in the tower of St. John's Episcopal Church began to regularly ring again in June. Steve Hamm / Special Contributor The loud silence ...

The 147-year-old bell that once called parishioners to worship downtown was reinstalled at the church's current location on Thompson Lane. "We recovered our bell and we're putting it back in service," ...