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Features:
  • 193,000 s.f church
  • 25 acre campus site
  • Accommodates more than 4000 attendees with room for growth​​
Willow Crystal Lake started with a vision for a space that could reach out to the community and serve as many people as possible. We helped them create a master plan that is a direct reflection of the core convictions and mission of the church. The open and inviting design is an intentional feature that connects the building to the site and the entire community. The goal of Phase 1 was to create a new worship center and then use as much of the existing structure for all of the other ministry spaces. ​
We had long outgrown our previous space, but held out for four years while we searched for the perfect location to call our new home.

- Marcus Bieschke, Lead Pastor, Willow Crystal Lake

Planning for growth.

Phase 1 of construction included a new auditorium with 1200 seats on the main floor and the ability to add 800 seats in future risers. It also included remodeling the existing warehouse space to create a large gathering space with a cafe and children's ministry space.
I believe that what Willow Creek plans to do here, making this its full-time permanent home, for hopefully 100 years into the future and beyond, is going to be a very positive impact for the city of Crystal Lake.

- Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley, from DailyHerald.com

Making it happen!

  • In order to get all the desired work into the project, we helped the church identify opportunities for volunteer work.
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  • The church was able to utilize more than 150 volunteers putting in more than 10,000 hours of volunteer work.

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