Gospel Colors
Unknown Date
An unknown minister uses paper in three colors- black, white, and red- to remind him of his sinfulness, Christ’s blood, and the complete cleansing salvation brings.
1866
Charles Spurgeon introduces the Gospel Colors to the Metropolitan Tabernacle in a sermon entitled “The Wordless Book.” Sometime after this, yellow is added as a 4th color.
1875
D. L. Moody preaches the Gospel to over 12,000 children using a book with four colored pages- black, red, white, and gold.
1880s
Amy Carmichael takes the Gospel Colors to India. She hangs a flag of black, red, white, and gold from the back of her ox cart as she travels from village to village sharing the Gospel.
1924
The Gospel Colors are used in the Wordless Book published in London. Ruth Overholtzer, of the Child Evangelism Fellowship, finds a copy in a bookstore run by Dr. Harry A. Ironside.
1939
The Child Evangelism Fellowship adds a fifth color- green for Christian growth- and begins to print the Wordless Book with Scriptures and a teaching guide.
2016
The Wordless Book is being used all over the world. Child Evangelism Fellowship sells over 40,000 copies in one year.
Now
Download a free teaching guide and children’s tract for the Gospel Colors. Become a part of the history of the Gospel Colors.
Unknown Date
An unknown minister uses paper in three colors- black, white, and red- to remind him of his sinfulness, Christ’s blood, and the complete cleansing salvation brings.
1866
Charles Spurgeon introduces the Gospel Colors to the Metropolitan Tabernacle in a sermon entitled “The Wordless Book.” Sometime after this, yellow is added as a 4th color.
1875
D. L. Moody preaches the Gospel to over 12,000 children using a book with four colored pages- black, red, white, and gold.
1880s
Amy Carmichael takes the Gospel Colors to India. She hangs a flag of black, red, white, and gold from the back of her ox cart as she travels from village to village sharing the Gospel.
1924
The Gospel Colors are used in the Wordless Book published in London. Ruth Overholtzer, of the Child Evangelism Fellowship, finds a copy in a bookstore run by Dr. Harry A. Ironside.
1939
The Child Evangelism Fellowship adds a fifth color- green for Christian growth- and begins to print the Wordless Book with Scriptures and a teaching guide.
2016
The Wordless Book is being used all over the world. Child Evangelism Fellowship sells over 40,000 copies in one year.
Now
Download a free teaching guide and children’s tract for the Gospel Colors. Become a part of the history of the Gospel Colors.
Learn the Gospel Colors.
Watch the Gospel Colors videos!
Watch a video on each of the 5 Gospel colors so you can learn how to share them with others.
Share the Gospel Colors with others!
Ask your parents’ permission and help to download the Gospel Colors Tract to share with your friends.
