Read about - Westminster Presbyterian Church
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The <strong>Westminster</strong> Chimes handbell choir gathers outside with director<br />
Debbie Ash. Front row, left to right: Debbie Ash, Skye Murray. Second<br />
row, left to right: Andy Bennett, Meghan Sharp, Sarah Palmer, Katie<br />
Fairchild, Amy Weir, Jim Bennett, Jennifer Carson, Alisha Dick.<br />
church: <strong>Westminster</strong> Chimes, grades 6–12, since 1967; Joyful Noise,<br />
grades 1–5, since 1984; Alleluia Ringers (formerly Praise Ringers),<br />
adults, since 1984; Kingdom Ringers, toddlers on melody bells led by<br />
Kim Hughes and Greta Buck, since 2003. These choirs ring praises<br />
regularly during services throughout the year. Our church also has a<br />
memorial carillon made by Schulmerich, which is a realistic sounding<br />
digital audio tape that penetrates the neighborhood with grace and<br />
power.<br />
Bell choir outreach has included ringing for the Kiwanis Club, for<br />
many area retirement and convalescent homes, the VA Hospital, the<br />
Washtenaw Historical Society at Clements Library, the Ann Arbor<br />
Women’s City Club, and other churches. We have appeared in<br />
two Ann Arbor News articles. Bell traditions include Joyful Noise’s<br />
exuberant processional, smaller bell ensembles for special events,<br />
and yearly t-shirts designed by bell choir members. One industrious<br />
young man, Jim Bennett, even donned a suit and played a solo<br />
with two octaves of bells. <strong>Westminster</strong> composers Allen Borton, Bill<br />
Reid and Deborah Rebeck Ash have written original music as well<br />
music and worship—115