Handbell ringing in the US has become more popular over the past 50 years. A Handbell Musicians of America predecessor had fewer than 50 members in 1955; in 2012 HMA has roughly 7,000 registered ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At Asbury United Methodist Church in Smyrna, the handbell choir has had only one director since the program started in 1976. Marie ...

Handbell ringers in from Loveland’s First United Methodist Church and Mountain View Presbyterian Church gathered Friday afternoon to ring in summer, and to commemorate the Larimer County residents who ...

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 ...

CHICO — Listen to the sounds of a hand bell choir on Christmas Eve. The Hand Bell Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church at 2341 Floral Avenue for ...

Whether played in church or outside church, handbell music is beautiful. People will have an opportunity to hear the four handbell choirs from Midland's First United Methodist Church perform on ...

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, ...

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 ...

Christmas may be more than a month away, but at United Methodist Temple in Beckley, bells are already ringing in harmony. Seven church handbell choirs from across West Virginia gathered at The Place, ...