Penn, Robert E., 1916-1976.

Robert E. Penn (1916-1976), African American minster. He graduated from Clark College and earned his Masters of Divinity from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia in 1939. Penn was as a pastor of congregations in Georgia, Kansas, and Indiana and served as a chaplain during World War II. Penn married Lois Henrietta Neale (1920-), a teacher from New Orleans, in 1945. They had two children: Barbara Jeanne and Robert E. Penn, Jr. In 1952 Penn earned a Doctorate of Theology from Central Baptist Seminary. He became active in missionary efforts in Africa and traveled to Nigeria in 1966. In 1973 following Penn's retirement from preaching, he moved to Atlanta and joined the Interdenominational Theological Seminary faculty as a director of Field Education.

From the description of Robert E. and Lois H. Penn papers, 1916-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 664273998