Christian Flag
The Christian Flag is a flag designed as part of a wider ecumenical movement to represent Christianity and Christendom.
History
The concept of a Christian flag was first thought of at the Brighton Chapel in Coney Island, New York on September 26, 1897, by Charles C. Overton. During a Sunday school lecture, Overton saw the Flag of the United States in the chapel and used the flag as inspiration, after which Overton asked the students what a flag representing Christianity should look like. In 1907, Overton and Ralph Diffendorfer, a clergyman, designed and began promoting the flag.[1]
Design and symbolism
The flag consists of a white field with a red Latin Cross charged on a blue canton. The red represents the blood of Christ, while the white field represents purity and peace, and the blue representing fidelity, faithfulness, and loyalty.
The flag is unique in the sense that the proportions of the flag, canton, and colours have no official specifications.
External links
- Do You Know the History of the Christian Flag?, Christianity Today
