History

In early 2004, God began to impress upon the leadership of Harvest Bible Fellowship and the elders of Harvest Bible Chapel - Glen Ellyn, the need and vision for a church plant in the Quad Cities.

That vision came to fruition when Senior Pastor Rob Willey, together with his wife and family, moved to Davenport in the summer of 2004. Aware of only two families in the area who were interested in such a plant, they began meeting and talking with others to form a Launch Team. The first week of September, 20 people came together for the first time to worship, pray and seek God's direction for a new church.

By late fall, the Launch Team had grown to 50 adults and opened its doors for the first time at Bettendorf High School on November 14th, 2004. Over 400 people showed up and Harvest Bible Chapel in the Quad City area was born.

With 15 to 45 visitors every Sunday, and many changed lives, the church added a second service in June 2005 and continued to grow. In the first year alone, 40 people were baptized, with many more decisions for Christ, and the search for a permanent home began.

Through much prayer and fasting, in February 2006, God led the elders to purchase the former Ultimate Electronics building at the corner of 53rd and I-74 in Davenport. In just seven weeks, 625 people gave $1.6 million, and the build-out began.

Less than a year later, with over 1000 people calling Harvest their church home, the first services in the building were held on March 18th, 2007.