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from Busted Halo
Can you guess what the flame stands for?
The history and
significance of the Cross and Flame emblem are as rich and diverse as
The United Methodist Church. The insignia's birth quickly followed the
union of two denominations in 1968: The Methodist Church and the
Evangelical United Brethren Church.
Following more than two dozen
conceptualizations, a traditional symbol—the cross—was linked with a
single flame with dual tongues of fire. The resulting insignia is rich
in meaning. It relates The United Methodist church to God through Christ
(cross) and the Holy Spirit (flame). The flame is a reminder of
Pentecost when witnesses were unified by the power of the Holy Spirit
and saw "tongues, as of fire" (Acts 2:3).
The elements of the emblem
also remind us of a transforming moment in the life of Methodism's
founder, John Wesley, when he sensed God's presence and felt his heart
"strangely warmed." The two tongues of a single flame may also be
understood to represent the union of two denominations.
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