Macedonia Cemetery Restoration

Macedonia Baptist Church (MBC) is located in Hobson Village (a former slave settled community on the National Register of Historic Places) in Suffolk, VA.  The current sanctuary was erected in 1900, with the earliest documented cemetery burial in 1892.  There are approximately 350 gravesites, many of which are in various states of disrepair.  Gravesites are sunken, unmarked, and literally broken; and the land is in an even worse state. The cemetery is partially located on wetlands that need to be excavated and stabilized in order to prevent further sinking of the gravesites and damage to the land.  Excavation costs alone could reach $20,000.  Macedonia is a small church of predominately low-income members who are unable to fully fund the estimated cost of repair.  Multiple state and national organizations have been contacted to little avail.  Some assistance has been provided by the city, but additional help is desperately needed.  Your donation will help restore and preserve this historic and cherished land and cemetery to its rightful condition.  We truly appreciate your contribution!!  8300 Crittenden Rd., Suffolk, VA 23436