Allen Chapel AME in Kalamazoo restores, rededicates church bell

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A church bell that has lied dormant for years will soon ring again.

Allen Chapel AME (African Methodist Episcopalian), the oldest African-American church in Kalamazoo, which is in the Northside neighborhood, has stood since 1913.

Pastor Millard Southern discovered there was a bell in the church tower, and when the church was having electrical work done, decided to ask if the electrician could get the bell up and running again.

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