PHILADELPHIA -- Late last year, Rev. Alfred Bradley planned a Christmastime surprise for the neighborhood he grew up in. He was bringing back the sound of church bells to the Fishtown neighborhood.

The Rev. James Arter climbed a narrow ladder several stories Wednesday to reach the bell tower at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Leechburg. As he manually rang one of the 28 bells, the melodic ...

The Holy Name of Jesus Church in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia, Pa. (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer) PHILADELPHIA — Late last year, Rev. Alfred Bradley planned a Christmastime ...

A defunct church belltower in Leechburg will soon be operational again, thanks to the fundraising work of church volunteers the last five months. “I had a Jesus moment,” said the Rev. James Arter of ...

LEECHBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- When one thinks of Easter Sunday, it is hard not to envision a church with bells ringing out and reverberating throughout the community. But at First Evangelical Lutheran in ...

LEECHBURG, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Just a week out from Easter, the church bells at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Leechburg will ring once again after falling silent in 2022. The pastor said they ...

The Diocese of Allentown will commemorate Pope Francis on Friday by tolling the bells at all its churches. The diocese announced Wednesday that the bells will toll 88 consecutive times, once for each ...