HISTORY

Sycamore Presbyterian Church was one of the first churches to be established in the Northwest Territory when Rev. Adam Rankin preached the first Associate Reformed sermon in 1794. Rev. Robert Warwick founded the church in 1796, and it was formally organized in 1798 as the Mill Creek Congregation (near Glendale). Denominationally, the church began as Associate Reformed and became United Presbyterian of North America in 1858. Today SPC is part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) located in the heart of one of Cincinnati’s fastest growing neighborhoods.

A founder and one of SPC’s first two elders was a young surveyor, Jeremiah Morrow, who served as an elder for over fifty years during which time he became a State Senator, member of the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and Governor of Ohio (1822-26).

The church derived its present name when it was moved from its original location eastward to a site near Sycamore Creek. In 1848, at its fourth and present location on Mason Road in Symmes Township, a single-room brick structure was built. It served as the primary building for more than 100 years and although it is now part of a much larger structure, it still serves the congregation as a chapel. In 1998 it was renovated in honor of SPC’s 150th anniversary and is registered as "American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site, #11.