Ringing the bell for all of us

This commentary is by Devon Thomas, the new pastor serving Bethany Church in Montpelier and the United Church of Northfield. He is also a proud Black Vermonter.You may have noticed that the United Church of Northfield rang its bell in commemoration of America’s 250th birthday. I would like to talk about that.The United Church of Northfield is not a political monolith; in truth, many of us would prefer we keep politics away from the church as much as possible, but it is impossible for us a