As This January Issue of The Christian Science Journal emphasizes, the Cross and Crown seal is the central emblem of Christian Science. The Cross and Crown is also a registered trademark of the Christian Science Board of Directors and has long been used on Mary Baker Eddy's writings and the Christian Science periodicals to indicate the authenticity of these products. Further, the Cross and Crown is also emblematic of the united focus on healing that branches and church members have with The Mother Church and each other, and this unity is a result of members and branches, individually and collectively, committing to practice Jesus' four imperative statements in the circular band around the Cross and Crown.
In order to represent this broader meaning of unity and commitment to healing, Christian Science Board of Directors is pleased to announce that beginning in January 2007, Christian Science branch churches and societies, Christian Science Reading Rooms, and Christian Science organizations at universities and colleges may request to use the Cross and Crown.
Because the Cross and Crown is a registered and valuable trademark, permissions for its use must be granted and documented in a careful and formal way. One must request and be formally granted permission for each use in order to use the Cross and Crown.
