East Lake United Methodist Church
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East Lake United Methodist Church is a large methodist church located at 7753 1st Avenue South in East Lake. The senior pastor is Sally Allocca.
Burchfiel Chimes
A carillon of bells was installed in the church's tower in 1948. They were dedicated on February 1 of that year as a tribute to E. G. and Alice Burchfiel from her former Sunday school class. When they were first installed the bells played a call to prayer for world peace each morning at 9:00 and on weekend evenings at twilight. Special performances of Brahms' "Lullabye" were played to announce births in the neighborhood.
References
- "Burchfiel Chimes" (1948) East End News - accessed via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections