"I called an architect friend in Memphis. His answer was that it was nothing more than a tradition, especially with Episcopal churches. He added that if you go to a strange city, you can readily identify the Episcopal Church as the one with the red doors."
"Red doors symbolize the blood of Christ, which is our entry into salvation. They also remind us of the blood of the martyrs."
"I suspect that the red doors are much like academic gowns: since there is no authoritative source about what they symbolize, you can have fun finding your own meanings in them."
"I too asked about the Red doors over the years. The only answer I ever got was that this is the color associated with the Holy Spirit."
"Red is the color of blood and there has always been an association of blood and spirit, I guess this makes some sense (but not a lot)."
"I heard several years ago that the reason for the red doors on Episcopal churches was to indicate that the mortgage for the church was paid off."
"My earliest Christian mentor (Yes, that goes back a while.) explained that the red door tradition originated during the Middle Ages in England when it was a sign of sanctuary. In those days, if one was being pursued by the 'shire reeve' (sheriff) could reach the church door he/she would be safe. Nobody would dare to do violence on hallowed ground. The red door was fair warning to pursuers that they could proceed no further."
"Anybody read about Passover lately? You remember how the children of Israel were to mark "the lintel of the door" with blood, as a sign for the Angel of Death to pass over?"
"Red doors symbolize the blood of Christ, which is our entry into salvation. They also remind us of the blood of the martyrs."
"I suspect that the red doors are much like academic gowns: since there is no authoritative source about what they symbolize, you can have fun finding your own meanings in them."
"I too asked about the Red doors over the years. The only answer I ever got was that this is the color associated with the Holy Spirit."
"Red is the color of blood and there has always been an association of blood and spirit, I guess this makes some sense (but not a lot)."
"I heard several years ago that the reason for the red doors on Episcopal churches was to indicate that the mortgage for the church was paid off."
"My earliest Christian mentor (Yes, that goes back a while.) explained that the red door tradition originated during the Middle Ages in England when it was a sign of sanctuary. In those days, if one was being pursued by the 'shire reeve' (sheriff) could reach the church door he/she would be safe. Nobody would dare to do violence on hallowed ground. The red door was fair warning to pursuers that they could proceed no further."
"Anybody read about Passover lately? You remember how the children of Israel were to mark "the lintel of the door" with blood, as a sign for the Angel of Death to pass over?"
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