Bell Tower Climb Raises Funds for Charity
Reported by Tracy Weare | vision.org.au
Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
A UK minister has climbed the equivalent height of Mount Everest by walking up and down his church bell tower to raise money for charity.
Premier News reports Craig Bentley of St Mark’s Church in Cumbria climbed the bell tower 500 times in one-week to complete his mission.
He raised more than $5000 for the International Nepal Fellowship and the church’s community work.
Reverend Bentley spent 9 years as a police dog handler in the R-A-F before becoming a trainee vicar.
He says with COVID-19 affecting so many, the church decided that half the money raised should go overseas.