Central Lutheran Church

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An anonymous donor funded the bell tower, begun in 1928, and a 47-bell Paccard carillon that was dedicated on April 9, 2006 by Dave Johnson.

References
2005 "Ringing in a Bell Epoch," Star-Tribune, April 8, 2005, Page E11.
An anonymous donor provided money to finish the tower, begun in 1928, and a 47-bell carillon.

Music at Central Lutheran Church
The Carillon
The 47 bells of the carillon rang for the first time at Christmas, 2005. The bell tower was dedicated on Palm Sunday, 2006, to the glory of God. The story is well known. With the Great Depression looming in 1927, the people of Central Lutheran Church barely had enough money to finish the new cathedral-like sanctuary. The bell tower, designed as part of the new structure in 1926, would have to wait. The wait would span generations. It would be nearly 80 years before the bell tower would rise 149 feet—thanks to the anonymous gift of a Central member. That gift also provided for a carillon of 47 bells, cast in Annecy, France by the Fonderie Paccard, a 250 year old bell-making firm.
Today, that gift to Central is also a landmark gift to the city. On occasion it is played manually on its authentic carillon keyboard up in the playing cabin on the 6th floor of the bell tower. Our annual summer series of live carillon concerts, feature members of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America and other carillonners from around the world.