Sunday, July 6
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost - The Yoke of Discipleship
- 8:30 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship
- 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion
- 10:30 a.m. Music on the Plaza-"Stompin' Dixie"
- 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer with Holy Communion
- 9:30 service: American Dixieland hymns. Sunday Radio Broadcast at 11 a.m. on WMIN 740AM
Bell Tower Completes Original Church Plans
A vision fulfilled
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Forty-seven carillon bells will be part of Central Lutheran Church's new tower.
In 1928 construction was completed on Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis. The original drawings for this church included a 139-foot bell tower. However, due to the stock market crash and the resulting Great Depression, the tower was never completed.
In 2003 a donor came forward with a generous gift intended for construction of a Bell Tower. The donor requested to remain anonymous and that the tower conforms to the design of the original drawings of the church.
The bells in the tower were cast in Annecy, France by the Fonderie Paccard, a 250 year old bell-making firm. The carillon of 47 bells includes 5 swinging bells. The largest bell weighs 4800 pounds. The 47 bells and carillon instrument are located in the bell tower with a remote keyboard in the east chapel.
The completion of the tower was celebrated with a Dedication Concert on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2006. Dedication events included a commissioned piece by Stephen Paulus performed by Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra.
On December 16, 2005, WCCO TV ran a story on the new bell tower. Click here to read the story or view the clip.