Springfield, MO—Moses Berry is one of five inductees who was selected into the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame 2023. The inductees are citizens with a connection to the state of Missouri who serve as examples of global citizens. They define the essence of public affairs and have acted consistently for the benefit of others.
Father Moses Berry is a priest of the Eastern Orthodox Church in America practicing in Missouri. He’s spent much of his life on a spiritual quest. It led him to found the Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum on his family’s legacy farm in Ash Grove. Berry lectures locally and nationally on African-American history and on issues in African-American spirituality and Orthodox Christian mission.

A Lifetime of Teaching & Preserving History
By John Sellars This month’s 50 for 50 honoree has been a great help to the museum and the community.Gwen Marshall grew up in Jackson,