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Historic Yuma Street chapel finds new life as future cultural center

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By KMAN Staff on March 11, 2026 Local News, Manhattan
People turn their shovels during a groundbreaking Tuesday for the Yuma Street Cultural Center in Manhattan. The center will repurpose the Kaw Blue Masonic Lodge, historically known as Shepard’s Chapel, into a space to highlight Black history in the Flint Hills region while supporting local entrepreneurs and community programming. Staff photos by Lewis Marien

A new cultural center is coming to the Yuma Street Historic District.

The building at 930 Yuma Street, historically known as Shepard’s Chapel, is being repurposed into a space for community gatherings and small business growth. The group behind the project is the local nonprofit, Black Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills.

“The historic landmark is once again being restored with renewed purpose,” mayor Susan Adamchak said Tuesday at an event marking the project’s official launch. “It will be a catalyst for opportunity and community growth that will serve both the Yuma Street neighborhood, and the city of Manhattan as a whole.”

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