The church was organized with a small group of people in the backyard of the first pastor in 1968 and was known as “Northview” (indicating its geographic location in the Roanoke Valley.)  The group worshipped in the home of one of the members and in an outdoor pavilion until their church was completed in 1969. 

The congregation joyfully moved into their new building in 1998 and adopted the name “Harvest Ministries” to reflect their mission and purpose.  Within seven years, all the indebtedness was retired, and continued growth fueled the need for more ministry space.  In 2005, the church purchased over 20 acres of land about 2 miles away to house the next expansion.

In October 2008, the church sold the building on Challenger Avenue to the Roanoke Seventh Day Adventist Church.  The church offices were moved to a building on the new site, and construction began on the new worship facility.  Under the terms of a lease agreement with SDA, Harvest Ministries has continued to worship at the Challenger Avenue location while the new building is under construction.  To God be all the glory for our past, our present, and our future!