Smith Chapel

Smith Chapel is a African Methodist Episcopal church in MO 63348.

This African-American cemetery is the final resting place for three freedom seekers named Smith Ball (1833-1912), Benjamin Oglesby (1825-1901), and Martin Boyd (1826-1912), who each took steps toward freedom and joined the United States Colored Troops, despite the risks involved for themselves and their families.

MO, 63348

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The community around Smith Chapel

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 36.5%
  • Social Isolation: 29.5%
  • Depression: 24.5%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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