You can find handbell choirs near you on the list below. If you would like to add your group’s name to this list, or if your group already is listed and you’d like to make changes, please see the requirements at the bottom of this page.
Alabama
Celebration Ringers, Riverchase Chancel Ringers (Riverchase United Methodist Church) — Birmingham, AL
Embellishments Handbell Ensemble — Birmingham, AL
Heritage Ringers — Huntsville, AL
Alaska
Celebration Ringers (Resurrection Lutheran Church) — Juneau, AK
Isle Bells — Kodiak, Alaska
Northern Lights Ringers (First Congregational Christian Church) — Anchorage, AK
Notable Camai Ringers — Anchorage, AK
Arizona
Chancel Ringers (Gold Canyon United Methodist Church) — Gold Canyon, AZ
Handbell Ringers of Sun City — Sun City, AZ
Harold M. Harter Memorial Handbell Choir (Northern Arizona University) — Flagstaff, AZ
JuBELLation (Lord of Life Lutheran Church) — Sun City West, AZ
Sonoran Bells — Tucson, AZ
Arkansas
Carillon Ringers, Celebration Ringers, Jubilee Ringers (St. James United Methodist Church) — Little Rock, AR
Chancel Ringers, Chamber Ringers (St. Luke’s Episcopal Church) — North Little Rock, AR
California
Bay Bells — Palo Alto, CA
Cathedral Bells (St. John’s Lutheran Church) — Orange, CA
Concert Handbells, Spirit Bells, Chapel Bells, Resound! quartet (Concordia University) — Irvine, CA
Covenant Ringers (Covenant Presbyterian Church) — Palo Alto, CA
Crown City Ringers — Pasadena, CA
The Handbell Choirs of Camarillo United Methodist Church — Camarillo, CA
The Handbell Choirs of Simi Valley United Methodist Church — Simi Valley, CA
LA Bronze — Glendale, CA
Make a Joyful Noise (Lutheran Church of the Resurrection) — Granite Bay, CA
Mount of Olives Lutheran Church Handbell Ensemble — Mission Viejo, CA
Opus Handbell Ensemble — Modesto, CA
Pioneer Bells (Pioneer United Methodist Church) — Auburn, CA
RiverBells — Sacramento, CA
The Rolling Tones (Community Congregational Church UCC) — Benicia, CA
San Diego Harmony Ringers — San Diego, CA
Sonos Handbell Ensemble — Berkeley, CA
Timbré Ensemble (Pasadena Arts Foundation) — Southern California
Voices in Bronze — Santa Clarita, CA
Westminster Ringers (Westminster Presbyterian Church) — Sacramento, CA
Colorado
Bells of Peace (Summit of Peace Lutheran Church) — Thornton, CO
Bells of the Rockies — Windsor, CO
Forté Handbell Quartet — Colorado Springs, CO
Grace Notes, Bells of Faith, Ring Tones, Risen Savior Ringers (Risen Savior Lutheran Church) — Broomfield, CO
Pikes Peak Ringers — Colorado Springs, CO
Ringers of Praise (Our Savior’s Lutheran Church) — Greeley, CO
Rocky Mountain Ringers — Denver, CO
Smithtonians Handbell Ensemble — Denver, CO
Connecticut
Hockanum Valley Ringers — Vernon, CT
Shoreline Ringers, Inc. — Ledyard, CT
Delaware
First State Ringers — Newark, DE
Wilmington Handbell Ensemble — Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia
Florida
Capitol Bells — Tallahassee, FL
Clara Kaiser Carillon, Bells of Joy, Joyful Chimers (Pine Shores Presbyterian Church) — Sarasota, FL
Epiphany Cathedral Ringers — Venice, FL
Fanfare Ringers (Adult Choir), Joyful Ringers (Youth Choir) (First United Methodist Church) — Lutz, FL
First Presbyterian Church Ringers (Adult Choir), Jubilation Ringers (Audition Choir), First Presbyterian Church Youth Ringers (4th–12th Grade) (First Presbyterian Church) — Vero Beach, FL
Gulf Coast Ringers — Englewood, FL
JOY Ringers (Community Presbyterian Church) — Englewood, FL
The Magic of Bronze — Orlando, FL
OCPC Ringers (Old Cutler Presbyterian Church) — Miami, FL
Ring Sarasota Community Handbell Ensemble — Sarasota, FL
Suncoast Bronze Ringers — New Port Richey, FL
The Village Ringers — The Villages, FL
Georgia
Carillonaire Handbell Choir (Christ United Methodist Church) — Warner Robins, Georgia
First Baptist Bells (adults), Genesis Ringers (beginner children), JuBellation (children), The Savior’s Soundwaves (youth) (First Baptist Church on the Square) — LaGrange, GA
Geneva HB Choir, Genesis HB Choir, Youth HB Choir (Central Presbyterian Church) — Atlanta, GA
Hawaii
Martellatos, Chimeleons (Saint Christopher’s Episcopal Church, Kailua) — Honolulu, HI
Idaho
Tintinnabulators (First Congregational United Church of Christ) — Boise, ID
BellHeirs (Caldwell Christian Church) — Caldwell, ID
Illinois
The Agape Ringers — Carol Stream, IL
The Allegro Handbell Choir — Hinsdale, IL
Celebration Ringers (St. John’s Lutheran Church) — Lombard, IL
Bells In Motion — Springfield, IL
Bells of Glory (Bethel Lutheran Church) — Bartonville, IL
Chancel Bell Choir (First Presbyterian Church) — Evanston, IL
Chicago Bronze — Arlington Heights, IL
First Congregational Handbell Ensembles — Western Springs, IL
Fourth Presbyterian Church Handbell Choir — Chicago, IL
Gary United Methodist Church Handbell Ensembles — Wheaton, IL
St. Anne’s Catholic Church — Oswego, IL
St Matthew UCC Handbell Ensembles — Wheaton, IL
Indiana
Aldersgate Handbell Choir (First United Methodist Church) — West Lafayatte, IN
Circle City Ringers — Indianapolis, IN
Joyful Sound, Inc. — Greenwood, IN
Manos de Dios Choir (Fortville First United Methodist Church) — Fortville, IN
Purdue Bells (Purdue University) — West Lafayette, IN
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church — Indianapolis, IN
Trinity Ringers, Celebration Ringers (Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran Church) — Fort Wayne, IN
University of Notre Dame Handbell Choir — Notre Dame, IN
Iowa
Christ United Methodist Church Bell Choir — Davenport, IA
The North Central Iowa Handbell Ensemble — Eagle Grove, IA
Kansas
First United Methodist Church — Dodge City, KS
Rhapsody Ringers (First United Methodist Church) — Manhattan, KS
Kentucky
St. James Handbell Ensemble — Louisville, KY
Bells of St. Paul (St. Paul United Methodist Church) — Louisville, KY
Louisiana
The Broadmoor Belles & Beaux, The Teen Ringers, The Children’s Handbell Choir (Broadmoor Baptist Church) — Baton Rouge, LA
The Bells of St. Mary (St. Mary Mother of the Church) — Lafayette, LA
Maine
Penobscot Bay Ringers — Rockport, ME
Maryland
Anacrusis — Annapolis, MD
Bel Cantus, LLC — Germantown, MD
Bell by the Bay — Odenton, MD
Canterbury Ringers (Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church) — Gaithersburg, MD
Jubilate Bronze (Community UMC) — Crofton, MD
The Westminster Ringers — Westminster, MD
Massachusetts
Back Bay Ringers — Boston, MA
The Christ Church Cambridge Handbell Choir — Cambridge, MA
Merrimack Valley Ringers — Chelmsford, MA
New England Ringers — members from MA, RI, and VT
North Shore Ringers youth handbell choir (First Congregational Church) — Essex, MA
St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church — Acton MA
Michigan
Capital City Ringers — Lansing, MI
Classical Bells — Metro Detroit, MI
Embellish Handbell Ensemble — Grand Rapids, MI
The Gosbells (Utica United Methodist Church) — Sterling Heights, MI
The Kalamazoo Ringers (KR) — Kalamazoo, Michigan
Larry and Carla Sue, Handbell Duets — Holland, MI
Minnesota
Bells of the Bluffs — Red Wing, MN, and surrounding area
Bells of the Lakes — Twin Cities area, MN
First Presbyterian Church of Rochester — Rochester, MN
Hennepin Chime (Hennepin Ave. United Methodist Church) — Minneapolis, MN
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church — Stillwater, MN
St. Boniface Handbell Choir — Cold Spring, MN
Strikepoint — Duluth, MN
Twin Cities Bronze — Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area, MN
Mississippi
Deep South Ringers — Hattiesburg, MS
Missouri
Columbia Handbell Ensemble — Columbia, MO
Gateway Ringers — St. Louis, MO
Joyful Noise Handbell Choir (University United Methodist Church) — St. Louis, MO
Handbell Choirs of Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church — St. Louis, MO
Rezound! — Kansas City, MO
Montana
Bellissimo! — Billings, MT
Nebraska
Bell-issimo (Holy Trinity Episcopal Church) — Lincoln, NE
Concordia Handbell Choir, Handbell Choir II (Concordia University) — Seward, NE
Omaha Metropolitan Handbell Choirs — Omaha, NE
River City Ringers — Omaha, NE
Nevada
Harmony Handbells — Las Vegas, NV
Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble — Reno, NV
New Hampshire
Granite State Ringers — Newington, NH
Upper Valley Ringers — Hanover, NH
New Jersey
Brick Church Ringers — Hackettstown, NJ
Jersey Jubilation Handbell Choir — Ridgewood, NJ
Nassau Ringers (Nassau Presbyterian Church) — Princeton, NJ
Princeton Theological Seminary Handbell Choir — Princeton, NJ
Westminster Concert Bell Choir (Rider University) — Princeton, NJ
New Mexico
Enchantment, Albuquerque Handbell Ensemble — Albuquerque, NM
Jubilee Handbell Ringers of Immanuel Presbyterian Church — Albuquerque, NM
New York
Buckingham Ringers (First United Methodist Church) — Oneonta, NY
The Christ Church Bell Choir (Christ Church NYC United Methodist) — New York, NY
Henrietta United Church of Christ Senior Handbell Choir — Henrietta, NY
Hudson River Bells — Athens, NY
The Katonah Celebration Ringers — Katonah, NY
Klipnocky Klangers (First United Methodist Church) — Oneonta, NY
Pendleton Center United Methodist Church — Lockport, NY
The Riverside Ringers (Riverside Church of New York) — New York, NY
St. James Handbell Choir (St. James Church) — Syracuse, NY
Third Church Ringers (Third Presbyterian Church) — Rochester, NY
Thursday Belles — Schenectady, NY
Zion Lutheran Church and Community Ringers — Cobleskill, NY
North Carolina
Alleluia Ringers (St. Andrew Lutheran Church) — Andrews, NC
Brasstown Ringers — Brasstown, NC
Chancel Bells (First United Methodist Church) — Gastonia, NC
Chapel in the Pines Chancel Bells, Chatham Youth Ensemble (a community group for grades 5–8) (Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church) — Chapel Hill, NC
Joyful Noise Handbell Choir (Church of Reconciliation Presbyterian Church) — Chapel Hill, NC
Jubilee Ringers (First United Methodist Church) — Hendersonville, NC
Alleluia Ringers, Joy Bells, Skyland Ringers (Skyland United Methodist Church) — Asheville, NC
Pine Valley United Methodist Church Adult Handbells — Wilmington, NC
The Raleigh Ringers — Raleigh, NC
North Dakota
Alleluia Ringers — Bismarck, ND
Strikepoint — Bismarck, ND
Ohio
Advent Ringers, Youth HB Choir, Youth HB Ensemble (Kettering Seventh Day Adventist Church) — Kettering, OH
Chancel Ringers (Good Shepherd Lutheran Church) — Cincinnati, OH
Celebration Ringers — Strongsville, OH
Chancel Bells (John Knox Presbyterian Church) — North Olmsted, OH
Harmony Ringers — Canton, OH
Queen City Bronze — Cincinnati, OH
St. Columbkille Handbell Choir (St. Columbkille Catholic Church) — Parma, OH
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church Handbell Choir — Liberty Township, OH
Stow Heritage Ringers — Stow, OH
Oklahoma
Believers Bell Choir (advanced choir), Genesis Ringers (grades 4–6), Ring of Fire (grades 7–12) (First United Methodist Church of Owasso) — Owasso, OK
Chapel Bells (Chapel Hill United Methodist Church) — Oklahoma City, OK
JuBELLation Ringers (First Christian Church) — Stillwater, OK
Mayflower Handbell Ensemble — Oklahoma City, OK
McFarlin UMC Handbell Choirs — Norman, OK
Sounds of Joy Handbell Choir (Quail Springs United Methodist Church) — Oklahoma City, OK
Oregon
Adoration, Exaltation, Hosanna, Faithful Followers, Praise Handbell Choirs (St. Matthew Lutheran Church) — Beaverton, OR
Bells of the Cascades — Portland, OR
First Unitarian Church Youth and Adult Handbell Choirs — Portland, OR
The Pacific Ringers — Portland, OR
Rogue Ringers — Medford, OR
Shared Joy BRingers — Gresham, OR
Pennsylvania
The Bells of Grace (Grace Lutheran Church) — State College, PA
Canticle Bells (Palmyra Church of the Brethren) — Palmyra, PA
Chapel Bells, Promise Bells (Mt Lebanon United Methodist Church) — Pittsburgh, PA
Festive Bells, Rainbow Ringers (Emmanuel Lutheran Church) — Export, PA
Hershey Handbell Ensemble — Hershey, PA
The JuBELLation Ringers, A Joyful Noise, The Grace Notes (Oakmont Presbyterian Church) — Oakmont, PA
Messiah College Concert Handbell Choir — Grantham, PA
Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble — Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Bronze — Bryn Mawr, PA
Presque Isle Ringers — Erie, PA
The Rooke Chapel Ringers (Bucknell University) — Lewisburg, PA
Soli Deo Gloria (Proclamation Presbyterian Church) — Bryn Mawr, PA
The Southminster Ringers — Pittsburgh, PA
Three Rivers Ringers — Pittsburgh, PA
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
New England Ringers — members from MA, RI, and VT
South Carolina
Carolina Bronze — Greenville, SC
Mount Calvary Ringers (Mount Calvary Baptist Church) — Greenville, SC
Southern Bronze — Columbia, SC
South Dakota
Bells of Praise (Cornerstone United Methodist Church) — Watertown, SD
Alleluia Ringers (South Canyon Lutheran Church) — Rapid City, SD
Wesleyan Bells (Dakota Wesleyan University) — Mitchell, SD
Tennessee
The Hallelujah Ringers (Trinity United Methodist Church) — Murfreesboro, TN
Music City Bronze — Nashville, TN
Texas
Austin Handbell Ensemble — Austin, TX
Bayou City Bells — Houston, TX
Belle-Tones Community Choir of Dallas — Dallas, TX
Bells Gloria (Second Baptist Church) — Lubbock TX
Concert Bells — Fort Worth, TX
Custer Road United Methodist Church Handbell Ministry — Plano, TX
Denton Bell Band — Denton, TX
The Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir — Fort Worth, TX
Golden Triangle Handbell Ensemble — Beaumont, TX
Handbell Ministry of First Methodist Church — Mansfield, Texas
Handbell Ministry of First United Methodist Church — Round Rock, TX
Houston Bronze Ensemble — Houston, TX
Keller Ringers (First Baptist Church Keller) — Keller, TX
Pro Musica Handbells (Covenant Presbyterian Church) — Austin, TX
Utah
Bells of Joyful Sound — Salt Lake City, UT
Bells on Temple Square — Salt Lake City, Utah
Community United Methodist Church Handbell Choirs — Ogden, UT
The Hallelujah Bells (Hilltop United Methodist Church) — Sandy, UT
Utah Valley Handbell Ringers — UT
The Wesley Bell Ringers (Christ United Methodist Church) — Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont
Bells of Grace (Grace United Methodist Church) — St. Johnsbury, VT
New England Ringers — members from MA, RI, and VT
Northern Bronze — based in Essex Junction, VT
Virginia
Bells of the Blue Ridge — Lynchburg, VA
Handbell Choirs of St. Matthew’s (St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church) — Annandale, VA
Celebration Ringers (Fort Hill United Methodist Church) — Lynchburg, VA
The James River Ringers — Richmond, VA
Jubilate Ringers (Lewinsville Presbyterian Church) — McLean, VA
Jubilation Ringers (Messiah United Methodist Church) — Burke, VA
The Mill Mountain Ringers — Roanoke, VA
Mosaic Handbell Ensemble — Harrisonburg, VA
New Hanover JuBELLees (New Hanover Presbyterian Church) — Mechanicsville, VA
New River Bell Ensemble (Arts Council of the Twin Counties) — Independence, VA
Stafford Regional Handbell Society — Stafford, VA
Virginia Bronze — Northern VA
Virginia Handbell Consort — Virginia Beach, VA
Washington
Bells of the Sound — Greater Seattle, WA
Bethany Bells (Bethany Covenant Church) — Mount Vernon, WA
Columbia River Handbells — Longview, WA
Joyful Praise Ringers, Jubilant Ringers (Grace Lutheran Church) — Des Moines, WA
Memorial Bells (Our Savior Lutheran Church) — Issaquah, WA
Rainier Ringers — Tacoma, WA
Resounding Grace (Grace Lutheran Church) — Des Moines, WA
West Virginia
Mid-Ohio Valley Ringers — Vienna, WV
Wisconsin
Alleluia Ringers, Chapel Ringers (Concordia University Wisconsin) — Mequon, WI
Ebenezer Brass Handbell Choir (Ebenezer United Church of Christ) — Chilton, WI
Encore! Handbell Ensemble — Oshkosh, WI
Madison Area Concert Handbells (MACH) — Madison, WI
Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble — Milwaukee, WI
Peace Ringers, Soli Deo Ringers (Prince of Peace Lutheran Church) — Appleton, WI
Ringing Badgers (Maestro Productions, Inc.) — Madison, WI
Soli Deo Gloria Home School Choirs — Eau Claire, WI
Wyoming
International Groups
Concordia Ringers (Concordia University College of Alberta) — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Double Mallet Ringers — Hong Kong, China
Gloves Handbell — Hong Kong, China
Jubiloso! Bells of Concordia — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Requirements to Add Your Choir Listing
You must be a current Handbell Musicians of America member to be included on this list. If you would like to add your information to the above list, or you’d like to submit changes to your current listing, please email us at [email protected] with the information below:
1. Member ID number
2. Choir name (along with any associated organization name), as you’d like it listed here
3. City & state
4. Website