Since its inception, the handbell choir has been sponsored by Bethany UMC. There are currently nine people on the roster of handbell ringers, both LGBTQ and straight, and anyone is welcome to join it.

A chorus of bells rang out on Sunday as community members enjoyed a free handbell concert at the San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church. Three Methodist handbell choirs from Los Osos, Atascadero, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 14—OTHELLO — It's difficult enough for a director to keep musicians in line when they're all playing at the same time. But ...

First United Methodist Church’s Handbell Choir is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a concert, free to the public, on Saturday. The choir performs during services, bell choir festivals and ...

The W.D. Packard Concert Band will ring in St. Patrick’s Day with a guest handbell choir. The March concert will include the Lancaster (Ohio) Handbell Ensemble, directed by William L. Wittman. The ...

SOUTH BEND — An organizational meeting for a new community handbell and hand chime choir takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at Sumption Prairie United Methodist Church, 24535 Roosevelt Road.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It’s become a lost tradition for many churches in the metro. On Saturday, St. Thomas Lutheran Church held a handbell festival Jason Horner the music director of the church said ...

Twelve years ago, Bill Alexander walked into the practice room of the bell ringers at United Methodist Church without a clue about how to direct a bell choir. Sure, he taught music at Marshall School, ...

After lightning struck the bell tower at Mountain Iron's Messiah Lutheran Church and burned the building to the ground in 1998, the congregation had to make a sound decision. Meghan Manninen (left) ...

Beautiful sounds of ringing bells fill the venue as musicians ring, pluck, swing, strike and rotate a set of shiny handbells. It looks like a simple enough task, however, don’t be fooled. Often taking ...

Martha DiLorenzo wants handbell music to be heard in many more places throughout Lake County. To accomplish that mission, DiLorenzo has launched a new community handbell choir called Decibells. “We ...