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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Bells of Christmastide returned from a two-year hiatus Sunday to ring in the new year. The faith-based concert brings together handbell choirs from four area churches to perform Christmas music as ...

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 ...

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 ...

A unique concert featuring different eras of dancing and songs all performed by a 14-member ensemble with handbells will take ...

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, ...