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Total Pennies
3,564,177
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July 31, 2010
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| Youth of First Baptist Church in New London, N.H., gathered 60,000 pennies to represent each child in the state who suffers from hunger.
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The Penny Project seeks to raise awareness of the extent of child poverty throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, and support for programs and ministries responding to the needs of children in poverty. Inspired by the example of the youth of First Baptist Church in New London, N.H.—who raised 60,000 pennies to represent the number of children living in poverty in their state—National Ministries is encouraging the youth of American Baptist Churches USA to raise 14 million pennies to represent the number of children living in poverty in the United States and Puerto Rico.
If your group would like to be part of The Penny Project, use the menu to the left to see who is already involved, register your group, and download the resources you need to get started in this nation-wide effort.
If you need additional information click here to review the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) page.
 Download and listen to the podcast (17.9MB MP3) of the Rev. Lisa Harris, National Ministries' acting coordinator of Children's Ministries. Share in her excitement about The Penny Project.
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Stolen penny jar means no small change for Wisconsin congregation
It started out as a simple idea. Members of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Madison, Wis., decided to use The Penny Project as a hands-on way to teach children of the church a lesson in compassion, giving, and loving their neighbor. There was just one problem. God has a tendency to take small steps of faith and turn them into big leaps of spiritual growth.
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Massachusetts congregation exceeds penny project goal
Since September 2009, the Community Baptist Church of Marion, Mass., has been participating in the Penny Project. A goal of $2,023 or 202,300 pennies was set—one cent for each child living in poverty in Massachusetts. By the end of February, the church had exceeded its goal!
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American Baptist churches turn pennies into powerful change for children’s lives
Through The Penny Project, American Baptists have been challenged to raise 14 million pennies…
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Plan a "Change-Your-Clocks and Bring-Your-Change-to-Church Sunday" in your church!
To encourage support for The Penny Project and to mark the end of
daylight saving time, University Baptist Church (UBC) in College Park,
Md, is dedicating November 1 as “Change-Your-Clocks and Bring-Your-Change-to-Church” Sunday. The idea grew out of discussions among
the children...
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West Virginia church
collects small coins for a big cause
Everyone knows a penny doesn't hold much value these days. Often it seems not worth the effort to stoop down and grab a shiny one from the sidewalk. ...
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On the Sunday the church announced the program, the congregation set up containers in front of the sanctuary
to collect coins for children who live in poverty.
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| IMPORTANT: When you have become a registered group and have started collecting, please login regularly to enter the current total amount that your group has received from your collection effort. Also login to tell us specific stories about what God is doing through your Penny Project effort. We will put some of these stories in National Ministries' publications so that the larger ABCUSA family can celebrate the impact that you are making to help children and their families who are living in poverty.
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