CRYSTAL LAKE – Faith Lutheran will have a new home next year for sports, the Northeastern Athletic Conference.

The tiny Crystal Lake private school received the official letter from the NAC on Monday, stating it had been approved for membership for the 2013-14 school year. Faith currently is an independent school for athletics, although it co-ops with NAC member Alden-Hebron in some sports.

“We’re real excited to be in a conference like they have,” Faith athletic director Drew Potthoff said. “It will really be fun to work with these [athletic directors]. It gives us some credibility as a school when you get a conference schedule. We don’t have to travel all over the place and hunt for games. Right away, this is a group to call our own.”