[Gutenberg 46273] • Church Bells

A church bell is a bell which is rung in a church either to signify the hour or the time for worshippers to go to church, perhaps to attend a wedding, funeral, or other service. In Christianity, many Anglican, Catholic, and Lutheran churches ring their church bells from belltowers three times a day, at 6:00 A.M., 12:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. Bells are commonly rung in celebration, such as after a wedding or service of thanksgiving, and sometimes after funerals as the coffin leaves or is interred. Before modern communication methods, in small communities church bells were also used to call the community together for secular purposes.