About Us

If you like being around warm and friendly people who are passionate about worshiping our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, then Penn could be the place for you. We seek to be fully devoted followers of King Jesus who reflect his love, grace, and truth to those we come in contact with. We are a laid back community; so come as you are. You’ll be among friends.

Penn Friends Community Church is a theologically conservative church in the Friends/Quaker tradition. Penn Friends was originally connected to Indiana Yearly Meeting for many years, but its affiliation with IYM came to an end in 2013. Penn is now affiliated with the Evangelical Friends Church – Eastern Region, headquartered in Canton, Ohio. We have been serving Cass County, Michigan for over 140 years.

• Abolitionist Quakers moved to this area in the 1830s to be in a free state away from the odious practice of slavery.Abolitionist Quaker, Stephen Bogue, started a Quaker Meeting in his home in 1836.

• Several local Quaker Meetings followed, including Birch Lake in 1837, Young’s Prairie Anti-Slavery Meeting in 1845, Prairie Grove Meeting in 1875, and Vandalia Meeting around 1879.

• Prairie Grove Meeting moved from the log structure on Penn Road to the newly completed Penn Friends Meetinghouse in 1880 on land donated by Nathan Jones in the village of Penn.

• In 1937, Penn Friends Meeting hired its first pastor and became known as Penn Friends Church.

• 1980, the original 1880 Meetinghouse moved to the nearby Ed Lowe Foundation, and a new sanctuary constructed.

• Penn Friends Church changed its name to Penn Friends Community Church around 2004, to make it clear that its doors are open to all in the community.

• In 2013, Penn became affiliated with Evangelical Friends Church – Eastern Region, ending its long time association with Indiana Yearly Meeting.