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White flag with blue square and red cross
White flag with blue square and red cross











Mainline Protestant denominations in the United States accepted the flag first, and by the 1980s many institutions had described policies for displaying it inside churches. Mexican children displaying the Christian Flag alongside the Mexican one. On the Sunday nearest September 26, 1997, the Christian Flag celebrated its one hundredth anniversary. Fanny Crosby wrote the words to a hymn called "The Christian Flag" with music by R. The Christian Flag intentionally has had no copyright or trademark rights connected to it, as the designer freely dedicated the flag to all of Christendom. The ecumenical organization, Federal Council of Churches (now succeeded by the National Council of Churches and Christian Churches Together) adopted the flag on 23 January 1942, 45 years after unofficial use since 1897 the Federal Council of Churches represented Baptist, Brethren, Eastern Orthodox, Episcopal, Methodist, Moravian, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox, Polish National Catholic, Presbyterian, Quaker, and Reformed traditions, among others. in the center of the blue is the cross, the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity: the cross is red, typical of Christ's blood. In the upper corner is a blue square, the color of the waters of baptism, emblematic of heaven, the home of the Christian also a symbol of faith and trust. The ground is white, representing purity. With regard to the Christian symbolism of the Christian Flag: In 1907, he and Ralph Diffendorfer, secretary of the Methodist Young People's Missionary Movement, designed and began promoting the flag. Overton thought about his improvised speech for many years afterward. He gave a speech asking the students what a flag representing Christianity would look like. Overton, gave an impromptu lecture to the gathered students, because the scheduled speaker had failed to arrive for the event. The superintendent of a Sunday school, Charles C. The Christian Flag was first conceived on September 26, 1897, at Brighton Chapel on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York in the United States.

white flag with blue square and red cross

Ecuadorians parading the Christian Flag along with an Ecuadorian one.













White flag with blue square and red cross