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Crystal Lake Christian Church

Crystal Lake Christian Church is a church family that loves God and shows that love with reverence and awe; we are all sinners saved by His grace and we love one another through bearing one another’s burdens in prayer and fellowship. We praise the Lord with a mixture of contemporary and traditional music without the circus; it’s not a concert; it’s worship of the living God. We emphasize the fact that it is not the quality of our singing but instead the quality of our heart condition before God that matters most; He is worthy of our praise. We partake of the Lord’s Supper every Sunday. We do so in remembrance of what Jesus, the Lamb of God, achieved at Calvary for a fallen world in need of salvation and a Savior; in need of atonement. We baptize by immersion upon request and view this as the first step of obedience by an individual who has already made a faith commitment and cried out to God for salvation. The words spoken from God’s pulpit are anchored exclusively in the scriptures and, while occasionally topical, we do not view the gospel as a self-improvement program. The gospel message communicates the truth about God’s love, righteousness, holiness and judgement while emphasizing our need to repent of our transgressions before Him.

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Crystal Lake Christian Church is a church family that loves God and shows that love with reverence and awe; we are all sinners saved by His grace...

Springbrook Community Church

Springbrook is a vibrant church in our community that exists to glorify God, as we help others meet, know, and follow Jesus. Be our guest Sunday at 9am or 11am, or text GUEST to 1-844-238-7507 if you have any questions.

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Source: Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce Facebook page The Grand Marshal for the 2016 Independence Day Parade is Mike Splitt, owner of InSync Systems. Mike is currently an Ambassador and a Crystal Lake Chamber Foundation Board Member. He is the founding member of: Bob Blazier Run for the Arts, McHenry County Patriot Run and Kiwanis Santa Run for Kids.

Source: Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce Facebook page

The Grand Marshal for the 2016 Independence Day Parade is Mike Splitt, owner of InSync Systems. Mike is currently an Ambassador and a Crystal Lake Chamber Foundation Board Member. He is the founding member of: Bob Blazier Run for the Arts, McHenry County Patriot Run and Kiwanis Santa Run for Kids.

Mike Splitt, owner of InSync Systems, is this year's Grand Marshal. 

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