NYC church plans rare full bell peal for Obama

Barack Obama and his message of change will get a ringing endorsement on Inauguration Day from 12 bells at a church in New York City.

The full peal, which lasts 3 1/2 hours, rarely has been heard since the "change-ringing" bells were installed three years ago at Trinity Church.

"Change ringing is a way that we express the joy of our community, and I think much of the nation is joyous about this inauguration," said Jeremy Bates, a Manhattan lawyer and former Obama campaign worker who will be among the 12 ringers pulling on sturdy ropes in the church's bell tower to mark the historic occasion.

Change ringing is far more common …