In the process of trying to think through a name for our new church in Chicago I brainstormed an initial list of 156 names. Some were so ridiculous that I had to remove them from this list, which now contains some less ridiculous names.
I will not reveal here what the new churches name is. I'll be sharing that with the core group in a few weeks. In choosing a name I wanted to keep these things in mind:
Something simple. One or two words with the word "church" after it. People need to know we are a church, so having "church" is important to me. Some exclude this, but I personally think that is a mistake. I wanted one or two words because some church names are so long it's hard to say them. I want things to be simple in this regard.
Would the unchurched be more or less likely to visit purely based on the name?
Would the name connect with Christians?
Be certain no other churches in close proximity had this name.
Something that would work in different locations around the city.
I felt that it was important to find something non-traditional, because we are targeting a younger urban crowd, yet something not too wacky that would turn away Christians who are looking for a church.
I went through the process of having a number of Christians present 4 possible names to their unchurched friends in Chicago and pose this question: Purely based on the name, which church would you be most likely to visit if a friend invited you or if you saw an advertisement? This process was VERY eye opening and SHOCKING to some degree. Christians and unchurched people had widely different reactions to the names. I could not have predicted how our unchurched friends would have responded to the options.
119 Cool Church Names (some aren't so cool!)
ONELOVE church
Recreate church
Eklesia church
Connect church
CHURCH CAST
The Race Church
NewGlobe Church
NewChurch
Restorer Church
Defender Church
Rescuer Church
Giver Church
Act Church
The Overture Church
The Endeavor Church
First Act Church
Venture Church
Great Endeavor Church
The Exchange Church
Truth Church
The Source Church
All Things New Church
Pitch Church
The Launch Church
OutSetChurch
Link Church
Encounter Church
24 CHURCH
First Love Church
Replenish Church
Global Church
The Center Church
CONNECTION CHURCH
Epic Venture Church
The Root Church
DANGERMOUSE Church (added for tobiwan)
Renewal Church
Renew Church
OneWay Church
Landmark Church
Century Church
Central Church
CleanSlate Church
TombStone Church
Kinetic Church
Movement Church
Motion Church
Activate Church
Dynamic Church
Rhythm Church
Pulse Church
Beat Church
Sound Church
New Music Church
Portal Church
Music of Life Church
Rhythm of Life Church
Reactivate Church
TheCause
LIFECAUSE Church
BeTheCause Church
Motif Church
Designers Church
ThePattern
LifePattern
Pattern Of Life Church
The Design
Redesign Church
The Sketch
Objective Church
City Beat
Fresh Church
Start Church
The Figure
The Crux
The Core
Guardian Church
Keeper Church
Director Of Life Church
One Church
The Messenger
Messenger Church
Message Church
Stream Church
Streaming Church
LIGHT CHURCH
VIBE Church
Verve Church
Manifold Church
Home Church
Open House Church
Propulsion Church
View Church
Vision Church
Honor Church
Celebration Church
Churchopolis
Churchopia
Star Church
Jesus Church
New Tribe
Kin Church
Commit Church
Change Church
Resolution Church
Enthuse Church
Overflow Church
Drive Church
Enter Church
Embark Church
Purpose Church
Multiply Church
Reproduce Church
Celebrate Church
Access Church
New Deal Church
Joy Church
Crimson Church
Red Church
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