Founded in 1962, Muslim Students Association (MSA) established prayers in a room at the University of Kansas. In 1978, MSA purchased a house located at Ohio and 1300 street, 1 block east of the religious building at KU, Smith Hall. Muslim community outgrew the space and moved in 1998 to a simple red brick building that was once used as Christian church, located at 1917 Naismith Drive. Few years later, the Islamic Center of Lawrence (ICL) was established as a non-profit organization in the state of Kansas. General Assembly (Members of ICL) voted in 2003 to elect six members forming the first ICL board with the automatic inclusion of the MSA president as the seventh member of the ICL board.