The North American Guild of Change Ringers (NAGCR) was founded in 1972 after the hanging of a ring of bells in the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1964.
The primary goals of the NAGCR are to improve communications among ringers in the United States and Canada, to raise to standards of change ringing, to improve North American ringers' contacts with ringers outside North America, extend the appreciation of change ringing among the general public, and to abide with the rules of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers which is located in the United Kingdom.
It also sells products including learning aids in the form of books or audio, shirts, and other souvenirs.
The NAGCR provides a book service and maintains videos for rent.
All Officers must be and have been Resident Members of the Guild for a minimum of two years continuously and immediately prior to standing for election.