Our Logo

Our Logo

Logo

The circle enclosing the logo symbolizes eternity, being without beginning or end. At the center is the golden cross, the universal Christian symbol, representing divinity and sacrifice. The red background symbolizes the blood of Christ, the Holy Spirit, and self-giving love. Behind the cross lies a lotus, beloved in Indian culture as a symbol of spiritual quest and purity, rising beautifully from muddy waters. The cross signifies that this spiritual quest finds its ultimate fulfillment in Christ. Within the white inner circle is a golden chalice, used in the Lord’s Supper, symbolizing the atoning and redeeming blood of Christ. The outer circle bears the three foundational words of CNI’s mission:

Unity, Witness, Service.

The Chalice is set at the very center of the whole badge, to teach us that worship and sacrament are at the center of Christian living. God must be the center of our lives. The first and great commandment is to love God; and that love, coming from a creature to his Creator, must find expression in worship. But there is a second commandment: “Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.” Therefore, lest our very worship should become selfish and self-centered, we are continually to go out from the worship at the heart of our lives into the world, and use the grace we have received in the service of our fellowmen.

Last, but not least, as we move out from the center, we come back to the outer circle, and there we are given the three key words Unity, Witness, Service. The Church of North India is to seek and work and pray for the unity of all who bear the name of Christ. At the same time she has to use the unity which God has given her in order that she may more faithfully and more effectively bear witness to her faith, and may give herself to the service of all without distinction, after the example of her Servant Lord.

The Logo

A great deal of time, skill and devotion has gone into the design of the badge of the Church of North India. We must be extremely grateful to Frank Wesley, a well known artist, who gave us this splendid badge. What a wealth of meaning and teaching it has for us!