Editing YMCA (section)

== Logo ==
[[File:World_Alliance_of_YMCAs_logo.png|thumb|The logo of the World Alliance of YMCAs, founded in 1881]] 
[[File:Ymca logo 2011-06-28.png|thumb|The International YMCA logo (top) and the United States YMCA logo (below)]]

In 1881, 26 years after its foundation, the official emblem of the World Alliance of YMCAs was adopted, at the Ninth International YMCA World Conference, in [[London]]. The circular emblem is made up of five segments, one for each continent. The segments are held together by small monograms of YMCA in different languages. As early as 1881, YMCA leaders believed the Movement could be truly international and united across borders. In the center is a larger monogram of X and P, [[Chi Rho|Chi and Rho]], Christ's name, as used by early Christians. An open Bible sits on top of the monogram, showing [[That they all may be one|John XVII, Verse 21, "that they all may be one"]]. This was to remind YMCAs that Christ is at the center of the Movement, a source of strength, hope and unity, binding them all together.<ref>{{cite web |title=YMCA Logo - History |url=https://www.ymca.int/about-us/ymca-history/ymca-logo-history/ |website=World YMCA}}</ref>

In 1891, [[Luther Gulick (physician)|Luther Gulick]], a physical education director at YMCA of the US, introduced a new emblem to represent YMCA, an inverted red triangle. According to Gulick the triangle represented 'the whole man', with the three different aspects: mind, body and spirit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://infed.org/mobi/luther-halsey-gulick-recreation-physical-education-and-the-ymca/|title=Luther Halsey Gulick: recreation, physical education and the YMCA|first=Thomas|last=Winter|date=2004|website=infed.org}}</ref> This logo became a familiar symbol of YMCA's work on the home front and around the world during WW1 and WW2, and remains in use.

In 2010, the YMCA of the USA changed its logo to "The Y" as part of a larger brand transformation.<ref>{{cite news|title=YMCA changes its logo to just 'The Y'|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/12/ymca-changes-its-logo-to-just-the-y/|date=12 July 2010|newspaper=The Washington Times}}</ref>