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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AMBRIDGE ― The iconic belltower in Ambridge will tick and chime like it did generations ago, as part of a special celebration at St. John's Lutheran Church. Everyone's invited to an Aug. 18 ...

On Nov. 11, people from all walks of life will come to Williamsburg to celebrate an event hundreds of years in the making. It is a story of silence — of an emancipation bell that lay dormant for ...

Fred and Carole Barber have fond memories of when they let their children into the bell tower at Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park to see the Seabury Chime. They climbed the black, iron circular ...

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 ...