BLUE  -  signifies hope. Blue is used during Advent.
 

PURPLE  -  is associated with subdued preparation and contemplation, repentance, and with the preparation for significant festivals.  Purple is used during Lent.
 

RED  -  is to remind us of the Pentecostal fire (of the Holy Spirit) and of the martyrs' blood shed in spreading the Gospel and establishing the Church. 

Red is used for special occasions during the Church Year, such as
 

• Palm Sunday

• Pentecost 

• Reformation 

• It is also used on anniversary of the dedication of the church, the ordination or induction of a new pastor, and confirmation.
   

WHITE   -  symbolizes light.

White is the color designated for Festivals of Christ, with gold sometimes offered as an alternative for the first days of Easter. Festivals for which white is the color of the day include:
 

• Christmas (all twelve days)
• Epiphany
• The Baptism of our Lord (First Sunday after Epiphany)
• Transfiguration (Last Sunday after Epiphany and/or August 6)
• Easter (all days except Pentecost)
• Holy Trinity
• Christ the King

GREEN  -  symbolizes life and growth. Green is used during the Time after Epiphany and a Time after Pentecost.
 

BLACK  -  symbolizes of mourning, death and darkness.  Some congregations use Black on Good Friday.
 

GOLD  -  the color of magnificence, of kingly and triumphant splendor.  Some congregations use Gold to replace the traditional white.