Late last year, after over 20 years of quiet, the St. Theresa 
- The Little Flower Church on Jackson Avenue began using 
a loudspeaker system to broadcast the sound of recorded 
multiple bells. The recorded bells are amplified at a high volume, and play 
frequently all day, every day. The bell recordings play every half 
hour (and sometimes, every 15 minutes), from 8 AM to 9 PM, and 
vary from single chimes to extended pieces of music…all at a 
volume that neighbors in the immediate area consider 
disruptive.

The church is aware that the bell recordings are disturbing the 
peace of the neighborhood. Individuals and groups who have 
approached the church to ask for a compromise have been 
rebuffed repeatedly. The church appears to not want to consider 
how the neighborhood feels about this disturbance.

We are not against the church, and we are not anti-religion. This is not a religious matter for us, and we have no anti-religious agenda. This is simply about unnecessary noise in our community, which impacts our peaceful enjoyment of our homes. 

We are your neighbors here in Vollintine-Evergreen. We choose to 
live here…we rent here, we own our homes here, and we pay our 
taxes here. And we all have something in common…when we are 
home, we want to relax in peace, and to enjoy our homes and 
property in relative quiet. 

If you find these amplified bell recordings to be loud and 
disruptive too, please join us. Sign our petition here at change.org, or reach out to ve.neighborhood@gmail.com for more information.