Penrod Baptist Church is located on a hill east on 949, and can be seen from highway 431. The church lot consists of about 1 and 1 half acres including the cemetery. In 1948 the members decided to tear down the old  building and build a new one that would have separate Sunday school rooms.  Up to this time all classes were held in the auditorium  which was the only room, The work was done while Brother Raymond Forsythe was pastor. The new building , constructed of concrete blocks, has an auditorium that will seat about 200 people. There were three Sunday school in back of the auditorium. In the basement there are five Sunday school rooms, and office and a hall. The building was heated by a furnace.

 

In back of the church building is the cemetery. There were forty graves at the time of this writing.  On August1, 1954 the church became a full time church. Brother Bonnell Key was called to be the pastor of the church at that time. The pastor's salary was based on $55.00 a week.

The church has not met the requirements for a standard Sunday school. The average attendance for Sunday School is approximately seventy. Total membership is 125. The property of the church was valued at $18,000.00. The deacons are John Arnold,  H.C. McMillen, Clarence Cox, Melvin Free, and Raymond C. Flemming who is chairman. John Arnold, Melvin McIntosh and Jodie McMillen are the trustees of the church.

Ministers who have pastured this church are J.E. Gardner, J.R. Kennerly, A.C Dorris,  E.M. Moss, L.P. Whitaker,  J.H. Tam, A.B. Dorris,  E.F. Johnson,  R.H. Forsythe,  D.Hankins,  W.W. Johnson,  J.M. Rogers, R.H. Forsythe, Dewey Mercer,  Robert Bozath, Bonell Key,  Homer Laster,   Stanford Murphy, Harold Greenfield, Jewell Vincent, J.H. Lyon,  and William L. Cook.  Brother Dewey Mercer is now a missionary in Japan. The men who have been church clerks are P.L. Wood. L. Matherly, Q.C. Clark, B.L. Walker, H.B. Smith, R.H. Forsythe,  H.C. McMillen, Early Fulkerson, John Arnold, and C.F. Baugh. John Arnold was clerk for the longest time. He served for 20 years.

Penrod Baptist Church reported 22  members 10 1907 as a constituent member of the Muhlenberg County Baptist association. There was a steady increase until 1955 when she reported 136. In 1965 membership was listed at 1241n 1908 this church reports $5.00 as gifts to missions. These gifts increased year after year until 1965 they amounted to $1,329.Penrod paid her quarter time pastor 75.00 a year in 1907. I 1965 she paid her full time pastor $2,8260.00 This church has reported a total of 290 baptisms.