An amusing look at church names...

Been a long day and the posts I have in mind to write will take a bit more time to develop, so here's today's fun/humorous link for the day: A Church By Any Other Name.  As new churches have sprung up in the last 15-20 years, trying to differentiate has become harder and harder, leading to more and more creative names.  Since I recognize a lot of these names, this was a fun read, and something to not take too seriously, as the author poked equal-opportunity fun at how some of the names could be interpreted.  Some of my favorites:


3. Radiance (Where the female vocalists all glitter like Mariah Carey.)
4. Elevation (U2 songs every bloody Sunday.)

8. enCompass (Wii th-|-nk [outside] the box. We R crAtiVe.)
9. Epiphany Station (Next stop, Conjunction Junction!)
14. The Rock (If film producer Michael Bay ever created a church…the pyrotechnics are amazing.)
30. Tapestry (Our pastor really loves that “the threads don’t make sense until you turn the cloth over” illustration.)
37. Warehouse 180 (If we can’t grow a church we’ll start a nightclub.)

46. The Well (The un-well best worship elsewhere.)
47. Jacob’s Well (Where bachelors hang out to find their future wives.)
51. Mercy Street (Where Sesame Street characters go for rehab. Cookie Monster has checked in 7 times.)
63. The Upper Room (Where we cling to our guns and religion and hide from the authorities.)
70. The Pursuit (Speed dating every Wednesday at 10 p.m.)
76. Compass (Our sermons have four points.)
84. Scum of The Earth (Finally some honesty in advertising.)
89. Overflow Church (For those who couldn't find a seat at the megachurch down the street.)
94. WestPoint (Praise the Lord. Pass the ammunition.)