St Peter's Church Logo
The logo is made up of the Holy Bible, the Cross, a clam shell and the Holy Communion cup.
The Holy Bible: the true and inspired Word of God containing both facts and revelation. It is God's guide to mankind which reveals our origins, our purpose and our destiny. It reveals the character of God, the origin of evil and our path to salvation.Holy Cross: represents the cross on which Jesus suffered and died to atone for our sins, without which there would be no redemption from sin and no hope. When Jesus Christ died on the Cross, the curtain in the Jewish temple was supernaturally torn in two, opening the way for us directly to God. (Matthew 27:51)
Shell: symbolic representation of Holy Baptism, the sacrament instituted by Christ (Matthew 28:19-20) by which a person is 'born again' (John 3:5) and becomes a member of 'the Body of Christ' the Church.
Legend (therefore not attested to in Scripture) has it that John the Baptist used a shell to baptize the Lord. Shells are associated with water, and water is used in baptism. Hence, shells have come to symbolize baptism, and even used in pouring water at baptism. Sometimes shells are depicted artistically with three drops beneath them, symbolizing the three persons of the Holy Trinity, who are there at holy baptism.
Communion Cup: represents the Sacrament of the Altar, the Lord's Supper, instituted by Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:16). Communion also refers to partaking of the body and blood of our Lord in the Sacrament with our fellow believers.