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The cross and flame is the official symbol of the
The Cross and Flame: A Personal Memoir
at GCFA
Death of Creator of UM Cross and Flame Logo
at The Church on the Cape United Methodist Church Cross symbols {{Methodist-stub
The cross and flame is the official symbol of the United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelical ...
since 1968.
History
Adopted shortly after the merger of The Methodist Church and theEvangelical United Brethren Church
The Evangelical United Brethren Church (EUB) was a North American Protestant church from 1946 to 1968. It was formed by the merger of the Evangelical Church (formerly the Evangelical Association, founded by Jacob Albright) and the Church of th ...
, the symbol relates the United Methodist church to God through Christ
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, names and titles), was ...
(cross) and the Holy Spirit
In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the Universe or over his creatures. In Nicene Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is the third person of the Trinity. In Islam, the Holy Spirit acts as ...
(flame). The flame is a reminder of Pentecost
Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of ...
when witnesses were unified by the power of the Holy Spirit and saw "tongues, as of fire" (). The two tongues of a single flame may also be understood to represent the union of two denominations. The two separate flames represent the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church coming together to form the United Methodist Church.
Usage
The cross and flame was registered as atrademark
A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from others ...
in 1971 (for the purpose of preventing its misuse) and is intended only for official United Methodist agencies, including local churches.
Proposal for replacement
In September of 2020, the North Texas Annual Conference voted 558-176 at its annual meeting to send legislation to the 2021 General Conference, the denomination’s global decision-making body, to begin the process for changing the logo due to its association with the racist imagery of a burning cross.See also
*Wesley Foundation
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A Wesley Foundation is a United Methodist campus ministry sponsored in full or in part (depending on the congregation) by the United Methodist Church on a non-church owned and operated campus. Wesley Foundations claim ancestry in the ...
References
External links
The Cross and Flame: A Personal Memoir
at GCFA
Death of Creator of UM Cross and Flame Logo
at The Church on the Cape United Methodist Church Cross symbols {{Methodist-stub