At South Barrington, the docks are in the lake and other preparations are on their way for Willow’s 31st Lakeside Baptism. While this is a greatly anticipated event for our church, it isn’t our only Baptism this summer—or even this weekend! Take a look at the dates for our regional Baptisms below and keep them…
Read More“God is lighting many new fires,” says Paul JVR, “and I love it!” The Just Walk Across the Room training we had in our staff meeting was a gentle nudge to each of us on staff to be aware of who we could be reaching for God. After the training, we prayed that our congregation might…
Read MoreLast Wednesday, June 6th, marked the official launch of the summer season for the AXIS Ministry at Willow Creek. The day was sunny and the grills were hot as over 350 young adults in their 20s and 30s gathered on the lawn next to the lake to celebrate summer’s coming. Guests had an opportunity to…
Read MoreLast week Willow’s first Alpha Course concluded, all signs say the pilot was an all out success. The team gleaned valuable input from the guests and leaders that will make future Alpha Courses better; exactly why we set out to do the pilot. More importantly 100 lives were changed, a significant number of those guests…
Read MoreOver Spring Break, 56 students and 16 leaders served with some of our global partners in the countries of the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, South Africa, and Zambia. The Dominican Republic team served alongside members of IBCC Church and residents of Consuelo in helping to improve 10 homes and continue work in a new church…
Read MoreAs ministries plan events throughout the year, it’s important to know what else is going on in the life of the church so events are planned strategically. To help with this planning process, an event calendar has been created for the South Barrington campus. It is available here on the StaffRoom under the Quick Links…
Read MoreAre you wondering what all is in store for the congregation during this weekend’s services? Susan DeLay caught up with Blaine Hogan just before one of the Easter rehearsals this week to find out the details of the Easter services.
Read MoreThroughout the month of March, Willow Crystal Lake has been running a Diaper Drive for a local partner of their Compassion & Justice ministry, Safe Families. The generosity of the congregation was astounding—over 5,000 diapers were collected! One fantastic story came out of the generosity: A woman in the CL congregation took the challenge to…
Read MoreThis last weekend, our church was led in a prayer asking God to send rain to Zimbabwe. The last time that it rained in the Souther/Bulawayo region was November 25. But as of the time of this posting, it is currently raining all across the country. (Take a look for yourself.) And it’s supposed to…
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