Here in a small town that had no slaves and relatively few people of color– over a hundred years ago– a church here (THIS CHURCH!) made one of its most prominent features about both slaves and Blacks and dedicated them to what was for decades the very unpopular anti-slavery movement. Another is that the windows are dedicated to the founding members and their friends in the anti-slavery movement. One is that they are not just portraying Biblical characters, but that they are portrayed as people of color. It’s not that I did not see them (how can you miss them?), it’s that there were some things about them that the Committee wanted to make sure I noticed. The Pastoral Search Committee showed me this beautiful space and made sure to point out the two stained glass windows in the back. When I first walked into this worship space about three years ago it was during the interview process to serve as the minister here. Given at Mount Vernon, Ohio on June 5, 2016
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