--- title: "13 Attend Church Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Attend Church quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Attend Church sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/fred-thompson-8900_church_i-don-t-attend-church-regularly-2183902_2183902.jpg" --- > [ I don't attend \[church\] regularly... ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-don-t-attend-church-regularly/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/fred-thompson-8900_church_i-don-t-attend-church-regularly-2183902_2183902.jpg) > [“I only attend church for hatches, matches, and dispatches.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-gruenenfelder/i-only-attend-church-for-hatches-matches-and-dispatches/) [Kim Gruenenfelder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-gruenenfelder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/kim-gruenenfelder-22147_quote_i-only-attend-church-for-hatches-matches_928061.jpg) > [I need to attend church because I know God is trying to tell me something, I'm just to hard headed to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-need-to-attend-church-because-i-know-god-is-trying-to-tell-me/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/317/anonymous-1_time_i-need-to-attend-church-because-i-know-g_2830439.jpg) > [To just read the Bible, attend church, and avoid “big” sins-is this passionate, wholehearted love for God?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-fenelon/to-just-read-the-bible-attend-church-and-avoid-big-sins-is-this/) [Francois Fenelon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-fenelon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/francois-fenelon-2077_bible_to-just-read-the-bible-attend-church-and_1976799.png) > [Some people think they are too good to walk the same earth as the rest of us, let alone attend the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hetty-king/some-people-think-they-are-too-good-to-walk-the-same-earth-as-the/) [Hetty King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hetty-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5c/hetty-king-52916_church_some-people-think-they-are-too-good-to-w_1847247.jpg) > [It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbe-pierre/it-s-not-enough-to-attend-church-and-pray-every-sunday-you-have-to-act/) [Abbe Pierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbe-pierre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/968/abbe-pierre-31224_church_it-s-not-enough-to-attend-church-and-pra_2115724.png) > [All those football coaches who hold dressing-room prayers before a game should be forced to attend church once a week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duffy-daugherty/all-those-football-coaches-who-hold-dressing-room-prayers-before-a/) [Duffy Daugherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duffy-daugherty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/duffy-daugherty-40267_church_all-those-football-coaches-who-hold-dres_1730747.jpg) > [I don't really get to attend church. That's definitely one of the challenges. I'm always playing on Sunday, and that's tough because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/i-don-t-really-get-to-attend-church-that-s-definitely-one-of-the/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/tony-finau-10294_challenges_i-don-t-really-get-to-attend-church-that_3051073.jpg) > [People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. They will continue to attend your church - even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/people-are-not-on-a-truth-quest-they-are-on-a-happiness-quest-they/) [Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/andy-stanley-737_adventure_people-are-not-on-a-truth-quest-they-are_1226942.png) > [I don't attend church because I am a Meryl Streepist and we, her disciples, have not organized a place of worship yet.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasika-nicole/i-don-t-attend-church-because-i-am-a-meryl-streepist-and-we-her/) [Jasika Nicole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasika-nicole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/jasika-nicole-51415_am_i-don-t-attend-church-because-i-am-a-mer_1426567.jpg) > [Each of us has the choice to attend the church we want to, or none at all. Separation of church and state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/each-of-us-has-the-choice-to-attend-the-church-we-want-to-or-none-at/) [Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/pauley-perrette-20947_able_each-of-us-has-the-choice-to-attend-the_2927615.png) > [“Dad embodied a phenomenon social scientists have observed for decades: Religious folks are much happier. Regular church attendees commit fewer crimes, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-vance/dad-embodied-a-phenomenon-social-scientists-have-observed-for-decades/) [J.D. Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-vance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/j-d-vance-3503_good-habits_dad-embodied-a-phenomenon-social-scienti_1063449.jpg) > [“Indeed, the only conservative Protestants I knew who attended church regularly were my dad and his family.17 In the middle of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-vance/indeed-the-only-conservative-protestants-i-knew-who-attended-church/) [J.D. Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-vance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/j-d-vance-3503_church-attendance_indeed-the-only-conservative-protestants_3231587.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attend-church/#itemlist", "name": "Attend Church Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't attend [church] regularly...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fred Thompson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-don-t-attend-church-regularly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/fred-thompson-8900_church_i-don-t-attend-church-regularly-2183902_2183902.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/fred-thompson-8900_church_i-don-t-attend-church-regularly-2183902_2183902.jpg", "url": 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That's definitely one of the challenges. I'm always playing on Sunday, and that's tough because I really never get to take the sacrament - maybe once every three or four months when I'm home and have a week off.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Finau" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/i-don-t-really-get-to-attend-church-that-s-definitely-one-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/tony-finau-10294_challenges_i-don-t-really-get-to-attend-church-that_3051073.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/tony-finau-10294_challenges_i-don-t-really-get-to-attend-church-that_3051073.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/tony-finau-10294_challenges_i-don-t-really-get-to-attend-church-that_3051073.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't really get to attend church. That's definitely one of the challenges. 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They will continue to attend your church - even if they don't share your beliefs - as long as they find the content engaging and helpful.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andy Stanley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/people-are-not-on-a-truth-quest-they-are-on-a-happiness-quest-they/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/andy-stanley-737_adventure_people-are-not-on-a-truth-quest-they-are_1226942.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/andy-stanley-737_adventure_people-are-not-on-a-truth-quest-they-are_1226942.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/andy-stanley-737_adventure_people-are-not-on-a-truth-quest-they-are_1226942.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. 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We just watch 'Sophie's Choice' in our homes once a month and sing praise together in a collective cry of shock and awe and devotion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jasika Nicole" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasika-nicole/i-don-t-attend-church-because-i-am-a-meryl-streepist-and-we-her/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/jasika-nicole-51415_am_i-don-t-attend-church-because-i-am-a-mer_1426567.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/jasika-nicole-51415_am_i-don-t-attend-church-because-i-am-a-mer_1426567.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/jasika-nicole-51415_am_i-don-t-attend-church-because-i-am-a-mer_1426567.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't attend church because I am a Meryl Streepist and we, her disciples, have not organized a place of…” — Jasika Nicole", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Each of us has the choice to attend the church we want to, or none at all. Separation of church and state allows for religions to have their own set of rules as to whom they will accept and who they won't, and the practices they support and the ones they don't. They will continue to be able to do so.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pauley Perrette" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/each-of-us-has-the-choice-to-attend-the-church-we-want-to-or-none-at/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/pauley-perrette-20947_able_each-of-us-has-the-choice-to-attend-the_2927615.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/pauley-perrette-20947_able_each-of-us-has-the-choice-to-attend-the_2927615.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/pauley-perrette-20947_able_each-of-us-has-the-choice-to-attend-the_2927615.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Each of us has the choice to attend the church we want to, or none at all. 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Vance" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-vance/dad-embodied-a-phenomenon-social-scientists-have-observed-for-decades/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/j-d-vance-3503_good-habits_dad-embodied-a-phenomenon-social-scienti_1063449.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/j-d-vance-3503_good-habits_dad-embodied-a-phenomenon-social-scienti_1063449.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/j-d-vance-3503_good-habits_dad-embodied-a-phenomenon-social-scienti_1063449.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Dad embodied a phenomenon social scientists have observed for decades: Religious folks are much happier…” — J.D. 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