Our History

Fresh Harvest Church was officially founded on December 31, 2000 by Dr. Cheryl and Jim Armstrong in Woodstock, Illinois.  Initially, the church met in the living room of their home, with Sunday school meeting in their den.

Initially, this growing body of believers in McHenry County moved to Westwood Elementary School in Woodstock, Illinois, because the church had outgrown its original meeting place.  Today, the church meets at the McHenry County Farm Bureau building, which is located at 1102 McConnell Rd. in Woodstock, Illinois.

Sunday morning prayer for McHenry County, the State of Illinois, the US and our world begins at 8:30 AM, which is followed by worship at 9:30 AM. 

Fresh Harvest Church is a church, which seeks to give the Holy Spirit His rightful place in our lives and in our worship experience.  We are a church, which is characterized by even our youngest members waving banners, as they worship and experience the presence of the Living Lord.  In every service, our church also offers a special time of personal ministry.

Fresh Harvest Church offers small group ministry for adults and youth.\

Uncertainty Leads Us to God

When do people go to church?  Or, when do people turn to the Lord in prayer?  Usually, those actions take place, when we are in trouble or when we need a helping hand from someone or we decide to turn to some power greater than ourselves.

But, when does revival take place in a county, a state or the nation?  It is when we humble ourselves, when we repent from our sins and turn to God for help to go in the opposite direction from where we've been heading in the past.  It is at this point that the Lord can really work in our lives to accomplish great things.

It is then, too, that the Lord can work in miracles and signs and wonders in order to demonstrate that He exists.  Are the gifts of the Holy Spirit for today, you might logically ask?  Yes, they are.  And, you might further ask, why are they necessary?  It's because so many people live their lives so far away from the Lord in terms of their day-to-day existence.  Also, miracles and signs and wonders simply get our attention, which then causes us to re-think our view of God and His relevance in our lives.  They also increase our faith in God.

Fresh Harvest Church

Our church is a part of the "new" wine skin of what God is accomplishing in His people today.  Fresh Harvest Church does not represent "a church as usual experience."

Fresh Harvest Church has a vision to serve all of McHenry County and we are established here for people, who want to be a part of God's army today.  We have also been established for families and singles of all ages, races and ethnic backgrounds, who are seeking more of the Lord.  Fresh Harvest Church has a heart for our whole county and for the nations.

At Fresh Harvest Church, we come together expecting that God will meet us in worship, that we will receive fresh revelation through sound, Bible-based teaching and that we can receive ministry through the exercise of spiritual gifts.  We believe that adults, teens and children can all enter into this encounter or experience with the Lord.

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