When Michael Kohn, director of the bell choir at Zion Lutheran Church, Lexington, S.C., was invited to ring the Salvation Army bell at a grocery store during the Christmas season, he brought an entire handbell choir.
"What's fun is to see the smile on people's faces when they walk in," Kohn told a local TV station. "It's always a look of surprise. People may not be expecting anything, but if they are it's just a little bell. ... When they come in and hear the full handbell choir it's a real sense of surprise for them."
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Carol Nordquist
Posted at 10:53 am (U.S. Eastern) 1/29/2010
I am a member of this bell choir. Michael is an excellent director and he is very creative in what he does. This has been great publicity for Zion Lutheran Church in Lexington, South Carolina.
Bobbi Burns
Posted at 11:57 am (U.S. Eastern) 1/29/2010
what a wonderful idea--and I'll bet it was lots of fun--I rang for aobut 17 years and loved it--Michael, you're a jewel! BB
Darlene Weight
Posted at 2:22 pm (U.S. Eastern) 1/29/2010
I'm also a member of the Zion Lutheran Handbell Choir. Michael Kohn has tried to involved us in a variety of things and we are pleased that so many members of the bell choir were able to ring for the Salvation Army.
Tim Bupp
Posted at 6:51 pm (U.S. Eastern) 1/29/2010
I'm the Pastor @ Zion Lutheran Church and I am proud of how our bell choir sees its role in evangelism. You go, Michael "the Arc Angel" Kohn.
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