--- title: "9 Joined Church Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Joined Church quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Joined Church sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/niecy-nash-11241_bible_i-joined-church-by-myself-in-a-borrowed_726579.png" --- > [I joined church by myself in a borrowed suit at 13. I had my neighbor's bible. So my walk and my faith…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niecy-nash/i-joined-church-by-myself-in-a-borrowed-suit-at-13-i-had-my-neighbor/) [Niecy Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niecy-nash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/niecy-nash-11241_bible_i-joined-church-by-myself-in-a-borrowed_726579.png) > [Eventually, I joined a church. I didn't go there to find a boyfriend; I truly wasn't looking for anyone other than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-graham/eventually-i-joined-a-church-i-didn-t-go-there-to-find-a-boyfriend-i/) [Ashley Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/ashley-graham-2577_church_eventually-i-joined-a-church-i-didn-t-go_284779.jpg) > [If I had never joined a church till I had found one that was perfect, I should never have joined one at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/if-i-had-never-joined-a-church-till-i-had-found-one-that-was-perfect/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04c/charles-spurgeon-82_church_if-i-had-never-joined-a-church-till-i-ha_1325355.png) > [I was influenced by my children's education in Quaker schools in the Philadelphia area. I experienced a spiritual awakening and became a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-berenstain/i-was-influenced-by-my-children-s-education-in-quaker-schools-in-the/) [Mike Berenstain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-berenstain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/mike-berenstain-52792_areas_i-was-influenced-by-my-children-s-educat_278783.jpg) > [I was eight years old when I joined the Church, I preached my first sermon when I was fourteen, and yet I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/griffith-john/i-was-eight-years-old-when-i-joined-the-church-i-preached-my-first/) [Griffith John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/griffith-john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f1/griffith-john-47455_christ_i-was-eight-years-old-when-i-joined-the_1865300.png) > [I was probably toward 8 1/2 when I actually joined the church and was baptized - and, my God, did I take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-was-probably-toward-8-1-2-when-i-actually-joined-the-church-and-was/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/837/oprah-winfrey-186_baptized_i-was-probably-toward-8-1-2-when-i-actua_2572757.jpg) > [If I had never joined a church till I had found one that was perfect, I should never have joined one at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/if-i-had-never-joined-a-church-till-i-had-found-one-that-was-perfect-2/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/charles-spurgeon-82_church_if-i-had-never-joined-a-church-till-i-ha_2883609.png) > [“I grew up knowing I wanted to be a member. I had already joined the church first, but since I was always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ora-jay-eash/i-grew-up-knowing-i-wanted-to-be-a-member-i-had-already-joined-the/) [Ora-Jay Eash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ora-jay-eash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/ora-jay-eash-9384_baptism_i-grew-up-knowing-i-wanted-to-be-a-membe_2955241.jpg) > [“It is important to understand that this inclusive embrace of all people was was not to call attention to itself. No flags…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherry-log-christian-church-the-first-ten-years-fred-b-craddock/it-is-important-to-understand-that-this-inclusive-embrace-of-all/) [Cherry Log Christian Church -The first Ten Years Fred B. Craddock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherry-log-christian-church-the-first-ten-years-fred-b-craddock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/fred-b-craddock-cherry-log-chr_christian-church_it-is-important-to-understand-that-this_1702481.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/joined-church/#itemlist", "name": "Joined Church Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I joined church by myself in a borrowed suit at 13. I had my neighbor's bible. 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