Pennytown Homecoming Video Live Stream

We hope to see everyone at Pennytown Homecoming tomorrow, but we know that some of you may not be able to make it in person. To make homecoming accessible to as many of our friends as possible, we will live stream both programs — the one at Pennytown Freewill Baptist Church (11:00 am) and at the Martin Center (12:30 pm) — via Facebook Live. You can access the video stream via the Friends of Pennytown Facebook page.

The feed from the church should begin shortly after 11 am while the feed from the Martin center will start once everyone has gotten their lunch and the program can begin.

Homecoming 2021 is Happening!

We are overjoyed to announce that we will be resuming our traditional gathering for Homecoming 2021 on August 1st of this year. This year we will celebrate 150 years of Pennytown, its people, and its history. Please join us for a presentation from our special guest, Mr. Ray Hill, who will share research he has done on Pennytown and other Black towns and villages in the midwest. Click on the “Homecoming” tab in the navigation menu for details.

Rain Doesn’t Dampen 2017 Homecoming Spirit

Thanks to everyone who came out to Pennytown Homecoming yesterday. It may have been rainy and cold, but that didn’t keep family and friends from gathering to celebrate the legacy of Pennytown. Special thanks to Chris Chamberlain (pictured with wife Kelsey and son Wyatt) of The Floor Guys for the refinished church floor. This beautiful floor is the last of renovations made possible by our recent fundraising campaign. Thanks so much to all who donated. You have helped us make the Pennytown Freewill Baptist Church both beautiful and structurally sound for years to come!

Pennytown Homecoming 2017

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It’s almost time for Pennytown Homecoming 2017! We invite everyone to come join us in celebrating the history and legacy of Pennytown, MO, an historic black hamlet of Saline County.

Homecoming will be a great opportunity for you to see the improvements that have been made to Pennytown Freewill Baptist Church as a result of the generous donations made during our 2016 fundraising campaign. We raised $5000 to help preserve the church, and all improvements have been completed in time for 2017 Homecoming. We thank all of you whose generosity made these improvements possible.

The celebration will begin at Pennytown Freewill Baptist Church at 11:00 am on Sunday, August 6th. Following music and services, we will move to the Martin Center in Marshall (1985 South Odell) for lunch and fellowship at 12:30 pm.

We look forward to seeing all of our friends and family on August 6th!

(Please click on the “Directions” link above for instructions on how to get to Pennytown.)