ET Penny was involved in the life of the Cheltenham Church of Christ for the period of time he lived in the area, helping to get the Cheltenham Church of Christ built in the first place in 1887. He regularly took and ran the Sunday School program as the Superintendent and at times when the pastor was away, Penny ran the Sunday services in place of the Pastor as the Preacher which he did regularly, sometimes for weeks or months at a time. In 1920, 4 years after his death, a new hall was constructed for the Kindergarten and named the "E.T. Penny Memorial" in recognition of his service to the Church including signal service for the Church and Brotherhood, especially in Youth Services. "(80th Anniversary Souvenir History of the Church of Christ Cheltenham Victoria)(Brighton Southern Cross August 11, 1900 page 2) (Moorabbin News Jan 10 1914 page 1)"