Anonymous donation brings 2,000-pound bell to St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Lakewood

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Having gone nearly a century without a bell in their church’s bell tower, parishioners of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lakewood are now celebrating a ringing achievement.

Last week, workers turned out to install a 2,000-pound bell at the church. The job brought an end to decades of dreams about what could be accomplished with the tower.

“It’s been ready for a bell since the building was built in 1927,” parishioner Lorna Jordan said.
After the church’s initial construction, the forthcoming Great Depression and World War II hindered finances and likely discouraged the purchase of a bell for years.

An anonymous donor recently sent the church $37,000 – enough to purchase a bell and fund the construction work and installation process necessary to get it inside the tower.

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