About Us

Maplewood Church is an evangelical, Independent Bible Fellowship started by a group of four families who met in the small Maplewood Grange Hall, east of Sedalia, back in 1965. Stonecroft Ministry, a church planting organization, initially assisted the church with pastoral leadership. The church body soon outgrew the Grange Hall and built the present sanctuary located 4 miles east of Sedalia by Monsees Lake Estates.

Maplewood maintains a strong, Bible-focused, family-oriented ministry with vibrant programs for children and youth and family-friendly activities scheduled throughout the year. God has blessed us with over thirteen acres of land and multiple buildings. We support Ponca Bible Camp (in Arkansas) for children and youth. Applewood Christian School meets in our facilities. World missions are strongly emphasized, and the church plays a role in the support of some eleven missionaries in four countries...and still counting! Maplewood seeks to minister to Sedalia, Smithton, and the surrounding communities for the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ!

Maplewood Church is an evangelical, Independent Bible Fellowship started in 1965 by four families who were seeking to spread the gospel of Christ around Sedalia.
Meetings first took place in a member’s basement and then the Maplewood Grange Hall, with guidance and training from the director of Child Evangelism Fellowship for the state of Missouri at that time.
Different lay pastors from Village Missions (an organization that aids in the development of rural churches) shepherded Maplewood in its beginnings, each serving from six months to several years or more, all stressing the need to reach out to the community.
In 1970, the existing Maplewood Church sanctuary was built on Highway O on land donated by a local businessman and farmer. A gym has since been added to the campus, and a new sanctuary building is in progress.