Through an extraordinary amount of collaboration between the Crystal Lake and South Barrington campuses, parents were able to use iPads to check their kids into Promiseland at Willow Crystal Lake starting September 22/23. The whole project had been a dream for a long time until mid-summer when Scott Conger, a member of South Barrington’s Web…
Read MoreBecause the marathon makes it physically impossible for congregants at Willow Chicago to get to church, they will not have a service this Sunday, October 7. Instead, they are continuing their tradition of gathering at mile marker 13.1 (Adams and Clinton) to cheer on runners together. The congregation will be wearing Willow Chicago shirts. If you…
Read MoreWhile we have some major construction going on here at South Barrington with the new Care Center, did you know that the first property ever owned by Willow Creek is also undergoing a major construction project? Camp Paradise, located in the upper peninsula of Michigan was the first property purchased by Willow in 1976. This fall,…
Read MoreThis year the WCA has worked hard to hone its product offerings to be more aligned with our desire to help church leaders be more effective in leading for transformation. As a result, many Willow Creek resources will no longer be inventoried and distributed through the WCA. We want to offer church staff at Willow…
Read MoreWillow DuPage Baptizes Eight People Two months after a June Baptism at Willow DuPage when more than 20 people went public with their faith, 8 more Creekers were baptized. Following the service, the church family celebrated together in the Atrium over fresh, hot cinammon rolls. Willow DuPage Meets The Lorax On Friday, August 17,…
Read MoreWillow Creek Huntley’s August 26, 2012 Baptism Sunday grew from a question: “What might God do?” Prior to this, Huntley had held just three baptism services. At the first, 2 were baptized. The second, 3. The third, 6. Then, early in spring, Huntley was given a gift: a couple offered their beautiful, private lake as…
Read MoreJoel and Cathy Jager’s son, Evan, is the eighth fastest man in the world. But when he enters the Olympic stadium in London for the first-round preliminaries on August 3, he will be the fifth fastest man–only three men from Kenya and one from Ethiopia rank ahead of him. “There three other Kenyans in the…
Read MoreEvery August, Willow Chicago enters a season of intentionality—focusing on how they can bring hope to a broken city—with a weekend series titled Luminocity. This year, each weekend will reflect on a specific topic (Grace, Service, Unity, Action, and Community) as a catalyst for engaging in relevant topics that can impact the city like violence,…
Read MoreThe Willow Chicago worship team was invited to perform at the annual WNBA Gospel Night as the Chicago Sky hosted the Atlanta Dream. It was a great family evening filled with gospel music, basketball and fun!
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