But the tower’s wood was rotting in many places, the bolts that held its bell in place needed to be refashioned and replaced, and its dome required a fresh coat of metal. So the church sought and in ...

St. John’s Church ... The tower’s internal structure was sound. So was the bell itself, which was made by made by the Revere Foundry of Boston. But its wooden exterior was in horrendous ...

The concert begins at 3 p.m. featuring Jonathan Hoyt, music director at First Trinity Evangelical Church ... bell or clock tower," Ferry said. This past year, the church spent $10,000 to replace ...

the church rector. That includes the bell, which Wood has never heard ring. In 2020, the tower was deemed too unstable, so the half-ton bell was silenced. Wood arrived two years later and was ...

especially when the bell towers are incorporated into the structure of the church itself.” Art and architecture professor Carolyn Guile studies wooden vernacular architecture in the region.

(WOOD) — A Grand Rapids staple is in need of repairs after over a century on the city skyline. Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids is raising money to restore its iconic bell tower that is in ...