Like the Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church itself, the new church branding beautifully blends the traditional and contemporary by incorporating the traditional United Methodist Church black cross and flame with a contemporary sunflower motif.
Black cross and flame
Original, license-free, [Morgue File photo](http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/662765) used in new materials
The Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church is in the state of Kansas (where the state flower is the sunflower), in a town called Pretty Prairie (where "pretty prairies" of sunflowers can be found in the vicinity). Yellow is a "warm" color, reminiscent of the sun. Like a congregation, a field sunflowers with their faces to the sun symbolizes warm welcome, bright optimism, and renewal.
The new marketing materials color scheme is the Microsoft Publisher "Tuscany" color scheme plus black