Mission Statement
The Family & Friends of the Asbury & Green Chappel, Inc., was established as a non-profit organization, dedicated to restore and preserve the cemetery affiliated with the Asbury & Green Chappel Methodist Episcopal Church, a nineteenth century African American church and cemetery located in the Eastern Shore village of Bozman, Maryland.
Our mission has been further enhanced to include informing the community about the need for restoring historic African American cemeteries in Talbot County, to raise and manage funds for this process, and to develop a long-term maintenance and care plan for these cemeteries. We aspire to aid and assist with the restoration, preservation and conservation efforts of these cemeteries and we pledge to advance education, awareness and appreciation of African American history and culture within our community.
We believe that everyone should learn about and appreciate the African American history of this region, in small part, from the stories that can be told of the citizens buried in the cemeteries scattered throughout the county. The challenge is, to document the oral storytelling of the elders before they pass on to glory. In memorializing these citizens and preserving the historical culture of the African Americans who lived in the Delmarva area, we hope to include the history of all people of the Eastern Shore, even if that history is difficult to face, because it’s the facing it that makes us all stronger and more empathetic towards each other.
Mission Statement
The Family & Friends of the Asbury & Green Chappel, Inc., was established as a non-profit organization, dedicated to restore and preserve the cemetery affiliated with the Asbury & Green Chappel Methodist Episcopal Church, a nineteenth century African American church and cemetery located in the Eastern Shore village of Bozman, Maryland.
Our mission has been further enhanced to include informing the community about the need for restoring historic African American cemeteries in Talbot County, to raise and manage funds for this process, and to develop a long-term maintenance and care plan for these cemeteries. We aspire to aid and assist with the restoration, preservation and conservation efforts of these cemeteries and we pledge to advance education, awareness and appreciation of African American history and culture within our community.
We believe that everyone should learn about and appreciate the African American history of this region, in small part, from the stories that can be told of the citizens buried in the cemeteries scattered throughout the county. The challenge is, to document the oral storytelling of the elders before they pass on to glory. In memorializing these citizens and preserving the historical culture of the African Americans who lived in the Delmarva area, we hope to include the history of all people of the Eastern Shore, even if that history is difficult to face, because it’s the facing it that makes us all stronger and more empathetic towards each other.
