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We’d love to have you as part of our church family!
Becoming a member of a local church is biblically supported:

• A church family identifies us as genuine believers when we come together to love from different backgrounds, races, and social statuses (John 13:35).
• A church family moves us out of self-centered isolation to learning to care about others (1 Corinthians 12:26).
• A church family helps us develop spiritual muscle by participating in the full life of a local church (Ephesians 4:16).
• The Body of Christ needs every one of us for every believer plays a unique role in God’s family (1 Corinthians 12:7).
• Satan loves detached believers because they are defenseless and powerless against his tactics (2 Corinthians 8:5).

Next Membership Class: Saturday, March 8

What does "Free" mean in our church name? What exactly is covered in our Statement of Faith? What's the history of EFCCL? Why do I hear so much about Follow, Connect, Make? How is tithing a form of worship? How can I grow spiritually at EFCCL? These questions and many others will be answered by Pastor Jay and Pastor Tim at our next Membership Class.

By taking this class, you may or may not decide to pursue membership, but you will leave with a solid knowledge base of EFCCL's beliefs, leadership and values.

You'll be given an application as part of the class, as well as a copy of the member expectations covenant (see below). After, you may choose to fill out the application and return it to the church (Attn: Mary Pearson) and continue on in the membership process. Applications are due within 2 years of taking the class, or the class must be repeated to assure candidates are up to date on any changes that have taken place.

Membership Classes are led by Pastor Jay and Pastor Tim (sometimes Pastor Doug joins in) on selected Saturdays, from 9:00 am until 12 pm in Room 213 or 214 (look for the signs). For questions on completing the membership process or on the class, please contact Mary Pearson (see sidebar for contact information). 

**If you need an accessible entrance, please use our Canopy Entrance and follow the signs to the Membership Class.

Expectations of a Member:

As a member of the Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake, you will be asked to sign the following Membership Covenant. We recommit ourselves to these values at the beginning of each business meeting.

Trusting in Jesus Christ for my salvation and declaring Him to be my Lord, and fully understanding the statement of faith, I now feel led by the Holy Spirit to unite with the membership of the Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake. I commit myself to God and the church membership to accept the following responsibilities. When I can no longer do so, I promise to quietly withdraw my membership.

  • I will protect the unity of our church fellowship. (See Romans 15:5-6; Ephesians 4:1-16, 25-32; Hebrews 13:17; and 1 Peter 1:22.) I will do this by acting in love towards other members, refusing to gossip, and following our leaders.

  • I will share in the responsibility of my church family. (See Ephesians 1:15-23; 3 John 2, 5; Romans 15:7; and Luke 14:23.) I will do this by praying for its health and growth, inviting the unchurched to attend and meet Jesus, and warmly welcoming people I don’t know.

  • I will serve Christ through the ministries of my church. (See Ephesians 4:11-13;
    1 Corinthians 12:1-31; Philippians 2:1-11; and Romans 12:3-13.) I will do this by developing
    a servant’s heart; discovering my spiritual gifts, talents, and how God has shaped me, using
    them for ministry; and agreeing to serve Christ alongside my church family.

  • I will support the testimony of Christ and my church. (See Hebrews 10:23-25; Philippians 1:27; Titus 2:1-15; and 2 Corinthians 9:6-8.) I will do this by participating regularly in worship services and encouraging others to do the same, living a lifestyle that will honor God, and giving faithfully and proportionately.

Contact:

Mary Pearson
815-459-1095 (x337)
mpearson@efccl.org