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So yeah, just in shock,” said Yadira Cupelus, church secretary and daughter of Elvin Cupelus, a pastor. Passersby can see big boulders bulging from the side of the bell tower.
Parishioner Bob Schaper tells the story of finding the bell in the rubble, which for the last 50 years has chimed at the start of services. It last rang on Sunday, Jan. 5.
St. John’s Church, where presidents and everyday parishioners have worshiped for more than 200 years, rededicated a meticulously renovated bell tower on Sunday after Washington’s weather ...
The 2,000-pound bronze bell was installed in 1866 when St. Mary's Church was first built and moved into the tower when the current church was built in 1902. It has rung over downtown Fond du Lac ...
But the Old South Church bell helps make Boston unique. “We are fortunate to attend or observe lots of races, not just lots of marathons. [I’ve] never heard anything like it,” Fleming said. Vogan, now ...
The church purchased a new bell in 1976 to commemorate the nation’s bicentennial. Adorned with etchings of the apostles and biblical symbols like eagles, bulls and lions, it rang 200 times on ...
2000-pound church bell stolen in Squirrel Hill 01:23. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh police are looking for a bell thief. Investigators say someone managed to steal a church bell on display in the ...
The Antioch Historical Society is raising funds to build a permanent structure that can hold the historic First Congregational Church bell. The project has been on hold due since 2021 to Covid-19.
But last week, someone broke into the new church, Iglesia Aliento, and stole the bell, according to Pastor Flor Granillo. The bell held symbolic value, Granillo said.
The bell disappeared from the debris after the May 21 derecho ripped the belfry clean off the Saint-Fidèle church steeple. The bell is an important heritage item for the area, Ippersiel said.
LOUIS — A historic, heavy church bell was stolen last week from the yard of the rectory next to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Louis’ Soulard neighborhood.
When the current church was built, the bell was transferred to the east tower, and in 1901, groups sponsored the creation of the carillon bells to commemorate the 200th anniversary.