The first church is established in Harrisonville, located southeast of Kansas City. People called it both Hopewell and New Hope Baptist, according to a Cass County history. This map from the late 1800s shows an early layout of Cass County, as presented on the county’s website.
Photo credit: via Cass County Missouri website https://www.casscounty.com/2266/County-History
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