Mile of Pennies project shows God's blessings come a penny at a time
From Staff ReportsOriginally published: March 14. 2010 3:01AM
Last modified: March 13. 2010 6:33PM
The Royal Ambassadors of Central Baptist Church, Alcoa, began collecting pennies shortly after Christmas with the goal of having a mile's worth of pennies to donate to missions projects. The RAs amassed 850,000 pennies and laid them out March 4 at Alcoa First Baptist Church Family Living Center to see exactly how a mile of pennies appears. The money will be donated to the Annie Armstrong Easter offering, which will be used for North American missionaries.
Carolyn Shipwash (left) and Garrett Frazier lay out pennies at the Alcoa First Baptist Church Family Living Center.
Royal Ambassadors from Central Baptist Church and their families gather for prayer.
Kristal (left) and Daniel Livingston lay out pennies during the Mile of Pennies project.
Royal Ambassadors from Central Baptist Church and their families lay out a Mile of Pennies.
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