Our Story
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Harvest Christian Fellowship was birthed by God’s providence in September 2009, as a group of local believers assembled with the desire to stand upon the authority of the Scriptures. United by a common belief that it pleased the Lord to form this church for his name’s sake in Mechanicsville, the members affirmed Harvest’s founding senior pastor, Joel Bradberry, and seven other elders. Its first Lord’s Day meeting was marked by the distinct joy of its first baptism, conducted at the Mechanicsville Recreation Center Pool. It has since gone on to meet at three other locations, with plans to settle into a permanent meeting place in the near future.

From the outset, Harvest has had the Great Commission on its heart, taking international mission trips to Belarus and Guatemala and sending out missionaries to Africa and Asia. It also supports local partnership missions through Liberation Veterans Services, Richmond Pregnancy Resource Center, and The Fix Ministry. Harvest members pray fervently, give generously, and go sacrificially to see the gospel of Jesus Christ spread at home and abroad.

Following the retirement of Pastor Joel in 2021, Harvest called Kyle Smith to be its new senior pastor in December 2022. He joins a team of godly elders and a church that remains convinced of God’s plans to use it for his glory in Mechanicsville. This next season in Harvest's life will be an exciting one, as it carries out its mission to make disciples in Mechanicsville and beyond. While the DNA of the church hasn't changed, with its expository preaching, God-centered theology, meaningful membership, theologically rich worship, and loving relationships, we hope in this season to come to invite more and more people into it. At Harvest, we believe that we have a gospel worth sharing and a church worth bringing people to! May he draw the lost to faith in Jesus through our witness, draw us closer to him as his disciples, and make us all more and more into his image for his glory. May his kingdom come and will be done--in Mechanicsville as it is in heaven!