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title: "2 Congregation Quotes By James Green Somerville"
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> [There are congressmen in our congregation, judges, federal reserve governors. And there are also people who are homeless and some who are mentally ill. To be able to talk to each of those people is something that I've had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/there-are-congressmen-in-our-congregation-judges-federal-reserve/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

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> [Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/washington-is-a-great-international-city-and-in-the-congregation-we/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

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## Other authors on Congregation

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## More by James Green Somerville

> [My father was a Presbyterian minister, working among the poor in West Virginia. He had taken what amounted to a vow of poverty when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/my-father-was-a-presbyterian-minister-working-among-the-poor-in-west/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

> [There are congressmen in our congregation, judges, federal reserve governors. And there are also people who are homeless and some who are mentally ill.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/there-are-congressmen-in-our-congregation-judges-federal-reserve/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

> [I went off to a school with the children of CEOs and diplomats. To be able to be at home with that group of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/i-went-off-to-a-school-with-the-children-of-ceos-and-diplomats-to-be/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

> [I have to confess that there have been some times when I was less than glad to be a minister, and some Sundays still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/i-have-to-confess-that-there-have-been-some-times-when-i-was-less/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

> [Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/washington-is-a-great-international-city-and-in-the-congregation-we/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

> [I dropped out of school for a semester, transferred to another college, switched to an art major, graduated, got married, and for a while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/i-dropped-out-of-school-for-a-semester-transferred-to-another-college/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

> [It's not just being called to the ministry that counts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/it-s-not-just-being-called-to-the-ministry-that-counts/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

> [I know the world is hungry for good ministry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/i-know-the-world-is-hungry-for-good-ministry/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

> [While I am the one who made the choice to enter the ministry, there was a choice before that one, the choice God made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/while-i-am-the-one-who-made-the-choice-to-enter-the-ministry-there/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

> [I began to pray those same fervent prayers, lying in bed at night, hoping to see a scroll unrolled from the ceiling with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-green-somerville/i-began-to-pray-those-same-fervent-prayers-lying-in-bed-at-night/)

[James Green Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-green-somerville/)

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