A Legacy of Faithful Giving
From its humble beginnings in the 1950s, when Chester Randall gave his collection of over 4,000 pennies in a white flour sack to the cause of Advent Christian missions, until today, Penny Crusade continues to change lives through the life-giving message of Jesus Christ. Through your generosity to Penny Crusade last year, leaders in Tanzania received support to plant new churches, our Asia/Pacific area director and others led vital ministry training in southeast Asia and our Mexican leadership is refocusing on planting churches among unreached tribes. It’s so amazing to see how the Lord uses your gifts to make an eternal difference in so many places around the world! Thank you for giving and praying and helping others learn about our missionary work through Penny Crusade.
Looking Ahead with Hope
In 2025 we fell a little short of our Penny Crusade goal. But we are not discouraged. We know the dedication and faithfulness of our people to Christ’s global mission. And we are eager to see what the Lord will do in 2026!
Preparing for Penny Crusade 2026
Right now, we are preparing the 2026 Penny Crusade preview packs. We will be mailing them to each of our North American churches in late January. This year’s material features the Agape House ministries in Japan. You’ll hear individual stories of how Agape House leaders reached out with the love of Christ resulting in powerful testimonies of the Lord’s transformative work. The preview packs include everything you need to get your church started on its Penny Crusade journey this year.
An Invitation to Participate
About two-thirds of our North American churches participated in Penny Crusade last year. If you are among the third that didn’t participate, this is the perfect time to get started. Join the global kingdom impact of Penny Crusade! If you have questions, feel free to call us at 704-545-6161.
Get Started Today
If you’re ready to get started on Penny Crusade right now, you can preview all the material and order resources such as bulletin inserts and posters by clicking here. Through Penny Crusade, let’s together join the Lord in his mission of making disciples of all nations.
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What are your plans if the penny is withdrawn? We have heard that they will no longer be minting pennies.
Hi Dawne, Yes! We have discussed this. For now, Penny Crusade still speaks to our history and how the movement of fundraising began.