Chattanooga Valley Church Of The Nazarene

A small congregation (approximately 150) of the Church of the Nazarene. Located in Flintstone, Georgia the church ministers to the community through Sunday worship services, Wednesday children's and teen programs and adult bible study. The campus includes the sanctuary, a family life center with meeting rooms, a gymnasium and coffee shop, recreational fields, a walking track and a pavilion. See photos.


The Meaning and Use of Liturgical Colors at Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene.

In the Christian tradition, a unified system of colors have been used for vestments and paraments since the end of the Middle Ages. At Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene we follow a simplified version of this system of colors. The paraments are displayed in the sanctuary to mark the seasons of the church year as well as to indicate special worship services.

A brief summary of the use of colors at Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene follows.

Advent: Blue is used for its references to hope. It originated in Scandinavia, probably because purple dye was too expensive for churches to use. The alternate color for Advent is purple, the royal color of the coming King. (note that this is a different meaning than when it is used in Lent; see below).

Christmas: White is used, as a reference to the purity of the newborn Christ, and to our light and joy in him.

Epiphany of Our Lord: White is used, as a reference to the purity of the newborn Christ, and to our light and joy in him.

Sundays after the Epiphany: Green is used for its symbolism of our growth in Christ. Green, in a sense, is a "neutral color," used when more festive or more somber color is not appointed.

Lent: Purple is used, as the stark color of repentance and solemnity.

Easter Day: Gold or white is used, perhaps with gold running through it. The gold color indicates that this day is unique in the entire church year.

Sundays of Easter: White

Day of Pentecost: Red is used as the color of fire on this day when we remember the tongues of fire descended on the crowd in Jerusalem.

Sundays after Pentecost: Green is used, to indicate our growth in faith as we follow the teachings and ministry of Christ.

Celebration of The Lord’s Supper: White is used, as a reference to the purity of the newborn Christ, and to our light and joy in him.

Baptism: White is used, as a reference to the purity of the newborn Christ, and to our light and joy in him.