Larch Tributary Community Church

I noticed a pattern in the naming of churches in the seeker-sensitive tradition, and it goes like this: Type of Tree + Body of Water.

It all started with Bill Hybles in South Barrington, IL, with the creation of Willow Creek Community Church. This church in the Chicago suburbs grew in popularity and eventually formed an association of over 2,000 churches that share a similar ministry mindset.

One church in Kokomo with strong ties to Willow Creek is Oakbrook Community Church--again, tree + water. That got me thinking: If a minister wanted to form a new church and pattern it after Willow Creek in both mindset and name, what naming options are available? It's really a matter of coming up with lists of trees and water and seeing what works. Naming a congregation Aspen Lake Community Church is catchy, but how about something more unique? I propose the following:

Kentucky Coffeetree Bog Community Church

Or, if this is an uppity neighborhood, you could go with the more scientific name: Gymnocladus Dioicus Bog Community Church.

Personally, I would scrap the whole tree/water trend and go with My Three Cappucinnos Community Church.