Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Missouri

I have a question about the technicalities of a particular trespassing incident.

To give you the spatial scenario, I have neighbors immediately to the left and right of me on my street. Our backyards are all adjacent to a large church yard. I have a fenced-in yard, and my understanding is that the easement to the church yard extends a few feet inside my fence line, and a few feet outside of it.

My next door neighbor has taken to mowing the easement space directly behind my fence (not adjacent to his own yard).

A little extra back story: I've had this house for a few years. This neighbor has come into my yard at least a few times while I was away at work; to rake leaves away from my fence line adjacent to his yard, and that sort of thing. Within the past year I started working from home. So he no longer comes directly INTO my yard, but still does "yard work" in the easement behind my fence, adjacent to the church; I've photographed him doing this a few times. There is definitely a passive-aggressive vibe to his activities.

My question is, is this trespassing? And what actions can I take against him? I've been documenting, and I don't want to be that angry guy who pounds on his door and demand that he mind his own business. I'd prefer to know what the implications are before I take any action against him.

Thank you!

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