| The community of Sycamore was surveyed in 1881 and named because of the Sycamore trees at the intersection of County Roads 100 North and 1100 East. It appears to be only a coincidence that the town of Sycamore is only ten miles due east of Kokomo on the extension of Kokomo’s Sycamore Street.
In the early years, Sycamore had a post office, four stores and a schoolhouse. However, no church building had been built although at least seven denominations had conducted worship services in town.
In early 1890, leaders from the young congregation met in the town’s sawmill office and, within five minutes, pledged sufficient funds for a Quaker meetinghouse to be raised. The total cost of the ground, building and furniture was $2,100. The amount was completely paid on the day of dedication, August 24, 1890. The congregation took the name Sycamore Friends Meeting.
Ground was broken for the Fellowship Center in 1978, and a new meetinghouse was completed in 1989. Dedicated in 1990, the new meetinghouse is handicap accessible and includes a 200 seat sanctuary with overflow seating capacity of 400. The building also contains offices, a library, two nurseries and additional fellowship space.
Groundbreaking for the new Educational Wing took place in May of 2005. The new building addition includes Sunday School classrooms, space for children’s and youth ministry, a youth pastor’s office, an expanded kitchen for the Fellowship Center and additional handicap accessible restrooms.
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