Church Bell Rings After Three Decades of Silence

Martinsburg area churches were asked to ring their bells Sunday evening at 7 o'clock for three minutes as an act of faith and solidarity against the coronavirus. St. John United Church of Christ on East Julian Street in Martinsburg was a participant. The church bell, struck in 1859, had not rung in more than three decades. Parishioners tested the bell the day before, only to have the rope break.

Earl Springer (right), St. John's consistory president, rings the bell....