CHURCH OF NORTH INDIA

CHURCH OF NORTH INDIA

The Church of North India (CNI) is formed out of the result of a series of onsultations, with a view to Church Union began in 1929. The consultations reached its fourth and final edition of roundtables in 1965 and the Church Union in North India was inaugurated on November 29, 1970 in Nagpur. The logo is designed by Frank Wesley. The circle in which the whole badge is enclosed is a symbol of eternity, for it is without beginning and without end. Dominating the whole design is the golden Cross, the universally accepted badge of the Christian. It stands for self giving and self-sacrifice, for patient endurance of suffering accepted for the sake of others. Gold also suggests victory. The is set against a red background, the colour of blood and this is a symbol of sacrifice and self-giving. Red is also in liturgical usage the colour which stands for the Holy Spirit. Behind the cross there is a lotus, dear to the heart of every Indian which is the symbol of purity rising in all its own pure beauty out of mud beneath the water. Within this inner circle of white there is set a gold chalice, as used in the Lord's Supper wherein  the atoning and redeeming blood of Christ set against a background of red. In the outer circle there are three key words Unity, Witness, Service.