Eastwood: NOW OPEN!

Our Story

Sycamore Creek Church – NEW Eastwood Campus
We hit different*
*keep the best of faith and leave the rest
*LGBTQIA-affirming
*Jesus and justice
*working for racial equity
*platforming artists and entrepreneurs
*multi-culturally curious, creative, compassionate

A lot of people haven’t given up on God or Jesus, but are about to give up or already have given up on the church because of its silence about racism and its exclusion of LGBTQ people.

Sycamore Creek is a church that has moved from the suburbs into the city to start a NEW campus that will be an asset to the community by platforming artists, entrepreneurs, and all people who are multi-culturally curious, creative and compassionate. We keep the best of faith and leave the rest. We love Jesus AND justice.

So if you’re looking for a NEW faith community that is CURIOUS, where you don’t have to check your questions or your brain at the door; is CREATIVE, you can experiment and try new things “playing jazz” on traditions; and is COMPASSIONATE, including everyone (Black, brown, male, female, LGBTQIA, etc.); then Sycamore Creek’s NEW Eastwood Campus is the church for you to check out.

Sycamore Creek remodeled and launched in the church building (with the red tin roof) across from Eastwood Towne Center (2200 Lake Lansing Rd) in the fall of 2023. We currently have two other campuses: S Lansing (1919 S Penn) and Potterville (105 N Church St.).

The remodel includes a performing arts center called Stage One (www.stageone.theater) that will host local community theater and artists of all kinds and an incubator kitchen for food startup businesses.

For more info contact:
Pastor Tom Arthur
tom@sycamorecreekchurch.org
#sccmi #scceastwood #wehitdifferent

Highlights from Our Grand Opening

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RIBBON CUTTING & PRESS CONFERENCE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

BROADWAY BASH

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

COFFEE, COOKIES & CURATED TOUR OF THE FACILITY

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

RED CARPET BLACK TIE GALA

Saturday, September 30

WORSHIP & YOUTH PERFORMANCE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

Meet the Staff

Tom Arthur

Pastor Tom is the second pastor following Sycamore Creek's founding pastor, Barb Flory. He came to Sycamore Creek in 2009 right out of Duke Divinity School (yes he is a "Blue Devil" pastor). Since then he has led the church to start a Church in a Diner, Church in a Pub, and two adoptions of other churches. He is currently leading the adoption of Asbury UMC and the launching of our third campus at Eastwood. Tom's first call before being called to be a pastor was to racial and economic justice. He met his future wife, Sarah, while they were both volunteering in the projects on the south side of Chicago. They have two boys, Micah and Sam, and he enjoys canoe camping, sailing, skiing, mentoring his boys into adulthood, and dating his wife of 25+ years.

Ally Watson

Eastwood Launch & Technical Assistant - Ally Watson (She/Her) is a wife and mother of 2 girls with a little boy on the way! When she’s not working at SCC, she owns a business with her sister, and enjoys spending time there and with her kiddos. She is passionate about providing safe spaces for people of color and other groups who are marginalized, and empowering them from spaces that they don't usually see empowerment.

AnnaMaria Horn

With 30 plus years dedicated to children and youth, AnnaMaria Horn’s main focus has been raising up the next generation of worshippers. Convinced that if we prepare them to recognize The voice, hand and heart of God, then when He pours out His Spirit upon all flesh and our sons and daughters prophecy, they will steward the moment well. Known as a gospel recording artist and worship leader, AnnaMaria’s greatest joy is to create a place and space for children and youth to be great in The Kingdom of God. This calling has led her to create Hope Central Urban Arts which teaches the performing and technical arts in an after school program. She is the grateful mother of 5 children and resides in Lansing, MI with her husband Darren Horn.

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Serve inventory – You can get into serving for the first time by starting a serve inventory, or signing up during worship on a connection card. Check out sycamorecreekchurch.org/serve to learn more.

Local Mission –
Tiny Pantry:

Give what you can, take what you need. Even during a remodel, we continue to serve the community with food ministry. Drop off items that will help stock our tiny pantry for those who need life’s basic necessities on the first Saturday of each month from 9AM to Noon.

Our Videos

The Good News for the Person Who Has Everything | EP 5 | TRAILER | On My Own

How do I build connection across political difference? | PART 1 | The Space Between Us – EP1

How do I build connection across political distance? | TRAILER | The Space Between Us – EP1

The Space Between Us Trailer

Authoring Our Faith | Part 1 | Book Club – EP1 | Sarah Arthur

Authoring Our Faith | TRAILER | Book Club – EP1 | Sarah Arthur

Locations & Times

Now Meeting Weekly

Sundays @ 10:30AM
2200 Lake Lansing Rd, Lansing, MI 48912
Professionally Staffed Nursery (ages 0-K)
Kids Creek (ages 1st – 5th)

Never before in Lansing has a 100-200 seat affordable stage been made available to community theater groups and artists of all kinds. Stage One is the result of a partnership between Sycamore Creek Church’s Eastwood campus and community theater groups: Peppermint Creek Theater Company, Ixion Ensemble, and Hope Central Urban Arts. The basement of Stage One is also opening as an incubator kitchen for food business startups.