Some church names are just weird. I guess they weren’t really thinking ahead when they chose what to call their church – or they drank too much communion wine. I once saw a sign in east Texas for “Little Hope Baptist Church” – some but not much “hope for glory” (Colossians 1:27) apparently. Here are some other weird church names. These are real; they have to be cause they are on the internet.
Mountain of Swallowing Problems Interdenomination Prayer Ministry
Run for Your Life International Chapel
Church of God-Zillah
Boring U.M. Church
Waterproof Baptist Church
Big Ugly Freewill Baptist Church
The House of God Which Is the Church of the Living God the Pillar and Ground of the Truth Without Controversy, Inc. (Keith Dominion) (the pastor has to carry his business cards in a backpack)
I’m not making fun of these churches (okay, a little). I’m sure they had their reasons.
There are the more common and accepted church handles:
Methodist church
Baptist church
Catholic church
Presbyterian church
Charismatic church
Pentecostal church 
Christian church
Bible church
Conservative church
Liberal church
Community church
Contemporary church
Cowboy church
Hipster church
Biker church
Non- or inter- denominational church
Protestant church
Orthodox church
Fellowship church
Etc, etc, etc church (just in case I missed yours)
I have nothing against these church names, as such, but how about Jesus Church? (And not just as a name; there are some congregations that have been dubbed just that, fine, I hope they are.) Jesus Church – because he said, “I will build my church” (Matthew 16:18). Church that is all about Jesus. Not about our doctrine or style or baptism mode or spiritual gifts or buildings or people.
Jesus Church. Believe him. Surrender to him. Follow him. Trust him. Worship him. Become like him. Serve him. Hear him. Love him. Submit every thought, decision, plan, event, program, ministry, possession to him.
Jesus Church. Because he is the Son of God. Because he is Truth. Because he offered himself in death to save us. Because he was resurrected to free us. Because he is King. Because he is Lord. Because in him is life. Because his name is above all names.
See, the world around us is in a mess. Racism. Consumerism. Terrorism. Politicalism (new word). Addiction. Abuse. Assault. Abandonment. Division. Deceit. Death. Slavery. Fear. Lostness. Sin (old word). Etc, etc, etc. And these won’t be made right, healed, redeemed by more Methodist, Baptist, Charismatic, Bible, Community, Cowboy, Liberal, Orthodox. They will with more Jesus.
So, Jesus Church. Whatever name your church has, even if it’s Intercourse Methodist, make it Jesus Church.
But not: 
Next up: weird church buildings 
Why should 40,000 different protestant sects use the words “Jesus Church” when none of them believe the same things? There were no protestant sects until 1517 at the earliest (and most are 50 years old or less). Therefore none are THE Church that Jesus founded upon Peter primarily (Mt. 16:17-19). Even the bibles that protestants use have been highly edited and stripped down. I was raised a Baptist and the irony is that in the 3 different “Baptist” churches I attended, there was nobody Baptized, and there was not even a sermon about the importance of Baptism for Salvation (and Jesus stated clearly in the Holy Bible that it is).
Michelle, thanks for your comment. I think you may have missed what I was saying. I guess I didn’t say it clearly. Church ought to be about Jesus, not Peter or baptism or anything else.