"Jesus said to him, 'If you are able! All things can be done for the one who believes.'" -Mark 9:23

For reasons lost to history, bells were not installed when the tower of Christ Church Cathedral was built. For almost a century, the tower was a beautiful, albeit silent, addition to the city skyline. That changed in 2003, when thanks to the leadership of Janet Hauck, the congregation raised funds to install a cast bell chime.

A cast bell chime is a musical instrument consisting of nine to twenty-nine bells. The chime at the cathedral is fourteen bells, the most popular range, which includes an octave and a fifth in a diatonic scale. The chime ranges from the bell note C down to the bell note F. The bells weigh from 116 pounds (C) to 1,990 pounds (F).

The Verdin Company, the world's largest supplier of bells, carillons, and clocks, cast the bells. The Cincinnati company has provided bells to over 30,000 churches, including 100 cathedrals since 1842.