Christian Flag

The Christian Flag is an ecumenical flag designed in the late 19th century to represent much of Christianity and Christendom, however is used by Protestant denominations only. Since its adoption by the United States Federal Council of Churches in 1942, it has been used by congregations of many Christian traditions, including Anglican, Baptist, Congregationalist, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Moravian, Presbyterian, and Reformed, among others.

This article is about the Christian Flag adopted by the United States Federal Council of Churches. For use of various Christian flags since antiquity, see History of Christian flags.

Christian Flag
UseBanner
AdoptedSeptember 26, 1897 (1897-09-26) (unofficial)
January 23, 1942 (1942-01-23) (official)
DesignA white banner with a red Latin Cross charged upon a blue canton
Designed byCharles C. Overton and Ralph Eugene Diffendorfer
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The flag has a white field, with a red Latin cross inside a blue canton. The shade of red on the cross symbolizes the blood that Jesus shed on Calvary. The blue represents the waters of baptism as well as the faithfulness of Jesus. The white represents Jesus' purity. The dimensions of the flag and canton have no official specifications.

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