Harvest Ministries' roots stemmed from the Azusa Street Revival of 1907. It has been reported that C.H. Mason, founder of the Church of God in Christ, sent a team of evangelists to establish other churches of God in Christ after its birth in 1907. An affiliate of the Church of God in Christ, Bishop E. Davis, established one of the first holiness churches in Savannah Georgia in 1924.
Bishop M.S. Bennett, who was saved under Bishop E. Davis’ ministry, established other churches in Georgia and South Carolina. In the early 1950’s Apostle Isaiah Revills was appointed pastor of a church in Milledgeville, Georgia. As directed by the Holy Spirit, Apostle Revills began to conduct tent meeting crusades and establishing other churches in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and later into California and Illinois.
In September of 1973, Apostle Revills established a church in Beaufort, S.C. Howard and Julia became members of the Independent Holiness Deliverance Churches under the leadership of Apostle Revills in 1975. Julia acknowledged the called to ministry in 1978, and Howard in 1980. In September 1982, Howard and Julia were sent to Chicago, Illinois where Julia served as pastor of the Chicago Holiness Deliverance Temple. They served faithfully until the birthing of Joyful Harvest Christian Ministry in January 1989 and Howard served as senior pastor and Julia as administrative pastor.
Harvest Ministries continues to follow the great commission of Jesus by going into the entire world, “Making disciples”…. people of godly character, integrity and strength!
