OUR STORY

In the spring of 2007, a decision was made that would transform the heart and mission of the Sycamore View Church. Since 1978, the 1910 Sycamore View Road location has been our home. After 25 years of growth and expansion, the neighborhood around our church began to change. It launched us into a season of discerning whether we needed to relocate or remain in our current location. After a season of prayer and fasting, a decision was made to stay. One Sunday that spring, each family unit took a small, wooden cross, and nailed them in the front yard of our campus forming one large cross. This was Sycamore View’s way of saying, “This is our home. We are committed to this place. We aren’t going anywhere.”

With that statement, people began praying big prayers that God would give us a heart that would ache and bend toward the people in our community. God used everything that went into that decision to cultivate in our church a heart for Memphis and the 901. This is part of our story. It’s a significant part. We wouldn’t be who we are today without the commitment to be cross-shaped people then. The power of this commitment is still unfolding. Today, we get to be a part of it.

Helping people see Jesus.

At Sycamore View, our mission is simple—helping people see Jesus. In the Gospel of Luke, we read about a man named Zacchaeus who desperately climbs a sycamore tree to see Jesus speak to a crowd of people. As a result of hearing the message of Jesus, his life was forever changed. Similar to the tree in the story, our church is called to live out the gospel in such a way as to provide opportunities for others to get a better view of Jesus.

AWAKENING

Sycamore View Church exists to awaken people to the greatness of Jesus. As the Holy Spirit works to awaken us to all the ways God is restoring our world, we respond with joy, adventure, and courage. Through core values and commitments, we strive to align our behavior and actions with what it is God wants for people, Memphis, and the world. We join in the awakening.

What we value matters to God.

At our core, we believe that what we value holds eternal significance. Want to know the heart of our church? Sycamore View’s core values reflect our best efforts to model what we feel are God’s calling upon our community of faith. To that end, we want nothing more than to fulfill His mission for our church.

We’re committed to helping you grow.

Being a part of the Sycamore View family means taking steps to grow as a disciple of Jesus. The process we have developed to help us grow as disciples asks members to make and honor five commitments that we believe create space so the Holy Spirit can help us become more like Jesus. The goal of discipleship is to follow Jesus and we ask members to honor the five commitments because we want something for you, not from you.