Downtown Durham residents woke up to the sound of church bells on June 1. But instead of a hymn, the melody “You can take me hot to go!” rang out from the century-old bell tower of Duke Memorial ...
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 ...
The Meneely St. Patrick's Church bell is seen at the corner of the Congress Street Bridge (19th Street) and Second Avenue in Watervliet, N.Y. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) ...
Five historic bells are returning to their rightful home at St Sampson's Church in South Hill today, bringing an end to half ...
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 ...
Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala., that galvanized the civil rights movement. To commemorate, churches across the city rang their bells ...
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 ...
+++ON HOLD++++ Sitting in a chair with ropes looped around both feet and hands, Joan Carles Osuna, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing all four bronze bells at the ...
PHILADELPHIA – Late last year, Rev. Alfred Bradley planned a Christmastime surprise for the neighborhood he grew up in. He was bringing back the sound of church bells to the Fishtown neighborhood.
After 30 years of silence, First Baptist Church of Midland’s bells ring again as it marks its 140th anniversary with restored ...
Churches in Birmingham rang bells Friday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the church bombing that killed four young girls and invigorated the civil rights movement. Yesterday was the 60th ...