Charles C. Overton, a Sunday school superintendent in New York, on September 26, 1897. He proposed that Christians be converted to Christianity. should have their flag — he started thinking about ideas for the flag.
In 1907, Overton teamed up with Ralph Diffenderfer, secretary of the Methodist Young People’s Mission, to produce and promote the flag for Christians.
It is not surprising that the colors on the flag are the same as those on the US flag. White represents purity and peace, blue represents fidelity, and red represents the blood sacrifice of Christ.
The first pledge to the Christian flag was written by Methodist pastor Lynn Harold Hough, who heard Diffendorfer present the flag at a rally. Hough, a libertarian, wrote a fairly extensive pledge: “I pledge allegiance to my flag and Savior to the kingdom in which it stands; a brotherhood that unites the whole humanity in service and love.”
Conservative churches often use a more detailed version: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of Christianity and to the Savior for the kingdom in which it stands; a Savior, crucified, resurrected, and comes again with life and freedom for all who believe.