A Church's Bells Are Making This Woman's Life a Living Hell

Associated Press
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The electronic bells ring 20 to 25 times per day

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — An Albuquerque resident says new bells and the constant playing of “Amazing Grace” by a Latino Catholic church have created a living hell for her.

KOB-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico, reports Bernadette Hall-Cuaron says she can no longer stand the regular ding-dongs coming from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church’s new electronic bell system.

Hall-Cuaron says the bells ring about 20 to 25 times a day and its keeping people from church because the sounds are so annoying. She says bong songs make it hard for her to sleep.

“It’s not just one bell. It rings about 20-25 times each time the bell sequence goes off,” Hall-Cuaron told KOB-TV. “The bells ring multiple times a day during the week, and play ‘Amazing Grace’ during the week, and then they run multiple times again during the weekend.”

Pastor Rev. Joe Vigil says he’s responded to the complaints by lowering the volume and moved the bells from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.

The church is located in Albuquerque’s North Valley neighborhood.