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The Bell of St. James Current Church

Colour photograph of the bell onto of steeple of current St. James Church. The bell is painted a grey colour. In the background is a view of the town of Fenelon Falls, with Cameron Lake in the very back of the picture.

Photo: Peter Oliver

This image is of the bell that was installed in the current St. James when it was built in 1902.  The bells has had several repairs but has remained in excellent shape.  The bell is still rung every Sunday morning to announce the 11:00 am services.

From the bell tower, you are able to see Cameron Lake where the original town of Fenelon Falls was built

Perhaps the reason for a church bell at St. James came from Anne Langton’s Journal for July 14, 1839 – Sunday:

We had an exceedingly small congregation today and it assembled very late.  There is difficulty in getting any regularity to an hour where there are no watches, village clocks or church bells.