Steve recounts a trip to West Virginia rehearsing some of the odd church names which he found. In West Virginia, perhaps due to geographical names, we have some odd ones.
- Comet United Methodist Church
- Beverly Hills United Methodist Church
- Right Hand Fork United Methodist Church
- Mole Mill United Methodist Church
- Shuck Memorial Baptist Church
- War United Methodist Church
- Lover’s Leap Baptist Church
- Real Life Church
- Nutter Fort United Methodist Church
- City of Refuge House of Israel
- True Church House of Prayer
And for those who are just generic -
- Acme Pentecostal
Have you heard of any?
Joel Landon Watts is a Masters of Theological Studies student with a focus in Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific ideals of the past century. Currently, he is a TA for Old Testament at United Theological Seminary under Dr. Vivian Johnson, Associate Professor of Old Testament. His first book, Rhetorical Strategies of the Evangelist: Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark, is expected to be published by Wipf and Stock early next year. He is currently co-editing a book on moving from Fear to Faith (Energion, 2013).
New blog posting, Funny Church Names in West Virginia – http://tinyurl.com/lwcqee
There’s a church not far from us named Wayside Baptist Church. What’s odd is that is was previously named Victory Baptist Church. From Victory to Wayside–sounds bit like things went in reverse!
There’s a church not far from us named Wayside Baptist Church. What’s odd is that is was previously named Victory Baptist Church. From Victory to Wayside–sounds bit like things went in reverse!
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Thanks for the shout-out! I keep track of these names on my travels, but my old travelogues are buried somewhere. Once I find them I’ll be glad to add further to the list.
Thanks for the shout-out! I keep track of these names on my travels, but my old travelogues are buried somewhere. Once I find them I’ll be glad to add further to the list.
Steve, I spent 3 years as a Community Organizer traveling all over the southern Coal Fields in WV, reaching a bit into KY, and some time in southern Indiana, and Illinois. Oh the names I did see!
Steve, I spent 3 years as a Community Organizer traveling all over the southern Coal Fields in WV, reaching a bit into KY, and some time in southern Indiana, and Illinois. Oh the names I did see!
Now THAT was funny, Jason.
Thanks for sharing this..
Now THAT was funny, Jason.