And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. (Quote by - Bible)

It's a frightening thing. To go to France, the elder daughter of the church, it's always called, and you get the feeling the church has gone away. (Quote by - John Wilkins)

The declining (church) attendance is really dramatic, but what is even more important is that the churches are losing the ability to dictate to people how to live their lives. (Quote by - Ronald Inglehart)

It's unfortunate that churches can't abide by the same rules that anybody else has to abide by. That's all were asking for. You wouldn't want a super Wal-Mart or a giant-sized church placed in a small residential community. (Quote by - Susan Kennedy)

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; / That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, / That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. (Quote by - Bible)

Church is t where you meet. Church is t a building. Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Le s not go to Church, le s be the Church. (Quote by - Bridget Willard)

To support those of your rights authorized by Heaven, destroy everything rather than yield; that is the spirit of the Church. (Quote by - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux)

In matters of politics and government, the church maintains a policy of remaining neutral institutionally. Latter-day Saints are taught to support their local and national governments, but the church does not endorse candidates, parties or platforms. (Quote by - Dale Bills)

We have a denominationally diverse group. Our group includes some Southern Baptists, some Missionary Baptists, some United Methodists, a couple of AME Methodists, some Presbyterians, some Church of God and Church of Christ, and a father and son who are Messianic Jews. (Quote by - Clark Johnson)

We believe that the local church is the hope of the world, and we do this summit because encouraging and building up and challenging church leaders is one of the best ways we can help the local church be all it was meant to be. (Quote by - Bill Hybels)

Oh! St. Patrick was a gentleman, Who came of decent people; He built a church in Dublin town, And on it put a steeple. (Quote by - Henry Bennett)

As like a church and an ale-house, God and the devell, they manie times dwell neere to ether. (Quote by - Thomas Nash)

Together with friends she has raised monies, first to rebuild our beloved church so tragically burned and then to support all other services provided through the church. (Quote by - Wayne Jamieson)

There can be no church in which the demon will not have his chapel. (Quote by - Gabriel Paleotti)

Is it possible that I am not alone in believing that in the dispute between Galileo and the Church, the Church was right and the center of man's universe is the earth?. (Quote by - Stephen Vizinczey)

For people who cannot get to church for various reasons, this is a great option. But it will always be a poor substitute for joining the faith community in person. Surely, the church experience is about more than a message. We are always better off together than flying solo. Godcasting is a supplement, not a substitute for weekly worship. (Quote by - Craig Detweiler)

There have to be regulations on churches .. because of size problems and parking problems. You can't put a church wherever you want it. (Quote by - Sandy Greenberg)

I feel like the city has learned that churches provide a tremendous resource. In time of crisis, what we need is the churches stepping forward. .. I believe the city has learned there are resources in churches that they need to tap into in the future. (Quote by - Kevin Bright)

The church in the book (and movie) plays a pivotal scene. We looked everywhere .. I mean everywhere! We had to have enough of a front yard area to house a Nativity scenes. And we finally found it .. two miles from our office. And we had been all over Tulsa looking. We were looking in places in Texas, everywhere! And I was in the car with the director and we drove by the church. (Quote by - Eric Newman)

The United Methodist Church is advertising. The United Church of Christ is advertising. They're losing membership and are asking themselves how to get new crowds out there. It's a competitive market and they're reading the writing on the wall. (Quote by - Albert Miller)

PRIMATE, n. The head of a church, especially a State church supported by involuntary contributions. The Primate of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury, an amiable old gentleman, who occupies Lambeth Palace when living and Westminster Abbey when dead. He is commonly dead. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)

I know at my church a lot of the times we sung from hymn books and as we got older we started to change with time. I can honestly say that I was never influenced to write for the church. (Quote by - Charles King)

No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a Chappell hard by. (Quote by - George Herbert)

We also worked on the church property taming a forest of uprooted trees. Huge trees -- 20 feet tall -- had been snapped off and just the trunks were sitting there. We went in with a Bobcat and chain saws to clear up the church's wooded property. (Quote by - Dennis Johnson)

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in the Church or out of it, becomes dangerous to the public interest he must be checked. (Quote by - Abraham Lincoln)