The beginning...

When Don and LaVon arrived the end of April, this is what they found, along with Dennis and Sally Maloney, ministry partners, who were feverishly working inside.

 Dennis had already closed in the storage attic ends, with the help of his sons, Joe and Nate. Dennis, also had started painting. The original walls were metal gray.  Yuk.

Here's the small kitchen area.

The Missionary guest room looks pretty good, but those blue blinds must go, said Sally.

Looking at the front door, there is a definite issue. You you are 5'10" or taller, you must duck to walk through this door without bumping your head!  Also, don't let the color of the walls scare you. This picture distorts the color and makes it appear more florescent than it actually is.

This give you a little glimpse of the work ahead of us to get The Sycamores Chapel ready by the middle of September.

Pictures of the chapel "sanctuary" will be posted soon.

The Sycamores Chapel

Overview ...

The Sycamores Chapel is a unique church.  It acts as an international church in both scope and purpose and includes ministry to diverse cultures both foreign and domestic.

The church is elder led rather than under the control of a senior pastor.  Each of the elders is involved in the ministry of either CRM International or Life Borders International as an ordained and appointed Senior Chaplain.  These men are spiritually gifted to preach and teach and have served as senior pastors in other areas.

Sycamore Chapel is dedicated to the spiritual, physical, and health needs of the constituencies God has called us to serve. Currently, we work in the areas of health clinics, Christian education, spiritual formation, children's ministry, media and helps ministry in Central Asia, Western Africa, the US Virgin Islands, the resort communities of the southern US, and the least served populations of Eastern Oklahoma where the facilities are located and maintained.

Our goal is to serve the least evangelized areas of the world.  We would enjoy welcoming you to our midst no matter where you are on your personal spiritual journey.

We are here for all, even Zacchaeus

Luke 19

New Living Translation (NLT)

Jesus and Zacchaeus

19 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 

2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 

3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 

4 So he ran ahead and climbed a SYCAMORE tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.

5 When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said.“Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”

6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. 

7 But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.

8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”

9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. 

10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”