Because of extremely hot temperatures expected on Sunday August 5th, the schedule for Pennytown Homecoming has been modified. Changes are as follows:

10:00 am  — Prayer Service at Pennytown Freewill Baptist Church

12:00 pm — Lunch and fellowship at Knights of Columbus Hall (1267 S English St, Marshall, MO)

Please spread the word and we hope to see you at both locations.

This year’s Homecoming will be held at Pennytown Freewill Baptist Church on Sunday, August 5th. All are welcome to join us for food, worship, and fellowship beginning at 10:00 AM. Worship will be at 11:00 and a ham and fried chicken lunch will be served at noon ($5.00 donation).

 

The Friends of Pennytown Church would like to thank all who attended the 2011 Homecoming celebration for their continued support. This year we raised over $800 from donations, offerings, and the raffle.

Congratulations to the raffle winners:

Framed Jerry Ellis Print — Sharon Brayer

Visa Gift Card — Darlene Small

Autographed Basketball — Stacy Lawrence

Thanks also to James Madison and the Buffalo Soldier Re-enactors, as well as all others who contributed in any way to another successful Homecoming.

We hope many of you will be able to join us this Sunday at Pennytown Freewill Baptist Church at 11:30 AM for worship, fellowship, and lunch. Note that Homecoming will begin earlier this year so we can avoid the heat as much as possible. All are welcome!

The 2011 Homecoming gathering will be held on Sunday, August 7th at the Pennytown Historic Site. As always, there will be a raffle that afternoon with prizes being awarded (you need not be present to win). Tickets will be available the day of Homecoming and will also be sold in advance by Friends of Pennytown members. The money received from the raffle will be used to support the Pennytown Historic Site.

FIRST PRIZE

Framed print by Marshall native and nationally-known watercolor artist Jerry Ellis

SECOND PRIZE

$150 Visa Gift Card

THIRD PRIZE

Basketball signed by MIZZOU Hall of Famers Jon Sundvold and Al Eberhard

DONATION: $1 per ticket; 6 tickets for $5

Saturday, May 21, 2011

A Gathering of Voices

2:00 pm – 3:00

Pennytown Historic Site

Come enjoy a joyous upraising

of Gospel songs. All Welcome!

Refreshments will be available.

Well, even though summer isn’t exactly around the corner, Homecoming 2011 will be here before you know it. This year’s celebration will fall on Sunday, August 7th. All are welcome to join us for food, worship, and fellowship. There’ll be more details posted here as we approach summertime. Until then, here are some pictures from Homecoming 2010 to warm you up inside a little (a special thanks to Rev. Ron Tooley, our guest speaker).

Pennytown Homecoming and Basket Dinner 2010 will be held the afternoon of Sunday, August 1st at Pennytown Freewill Baptist Church. Lunch will be served at 1:00 pm and services will begin at 2:00 pm. Our guest speaker will be the Reverend Ron Tooley, pastor of St. Paul Freewill Baptist Church in Slater, MO.

Please join us for fellowship. All are welcome!

(Click on “directions” link to right to get to Pennytown Church)

photo of Homecoming 2009

Thanks to everyone who joined us out at Pennytown on August 2nd. It was another wonderful homecoming with good food and fellowship. Thanks also to our special guest and speaker Mark Miles, and to all those who contributed time, labor, and money.

We would not be able to maintain the church and grounds without your generosity. We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Homecoming 2008 has come and gone.  Our special guest was Warren Read, author of The Lyncher in Me: A Search for Redemption in the Face of History. Below are some pictures from that gathering. The 2009 annual Homecoming will be on Sunday, August 2nd. Our keynote speaker will be Mark Miles, Deputy State Historical Preservation Officer for the State of Missouri with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.