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Harvest is an independent Baptist church with deep roots in the community of Blacksburg, VA.  On April 23, 1961, several families and college students began meeting for worship and Bible study Sunday evenings at the home of Dr. Henry Morris, the head of the Civil Engineering department at Virginia Tech, with the goal of reaching the Virginia Tech students and staff for Christ. On February 11, 1962, the church was formally organized, and the educational building was constructed in 1968. Dr. Morris left in 1970 to found the Institute for Creation Research, where he was President Emeritus until his death in 2006. 

Senior Pastor

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Jonathan, Heather, and their six kids arrived in Blacksburg in August of 2017. After planting and revitalizing a church in Pittsburgh for several years, the Lord led Jonathan to Harvest Baptist as Senior Pastor. Jonathan likes to spend time with people, read a lot, watch sports, and take part in “tickle time” with his kids. Heather also likes to spend time with people and especially enjoys training up the next generation of women in the church. As a family, they love spending time together. But most of all, they are passionate about the local church, and the Lord of the local church.