Our Pastors

Pastors Ron & Roxanne Harvey are two of the most influential people of the new millennium. Fueled by a spiritual calling and a prophetic insight into the heart and mind of listeners, they are able to dynamically express and deliver the clarity of the gospel without compromise.
Songs From the Heart Ministry “SFTH” began as a labor of Love for Ron & Roxanne when in 2003 they began holding conferences for teens at various rented locations throughout the Midwest. The purpose of these conferences was to help teens deal with, and interact in, the social economic and spiritual aspects of life. The program called Youth Explosion Saves (“Y.E.S.”), also served as a safe haven and sounding board for young people to express their emotions and concerns, ultimately serving as a refuge for the Spirit.
In 2004, Ron & Roxanne became the President & Director of the Songs From the Heart Ministry “SFTH” – A non profit corporation organized exclusively to minister to the heart, mind and spirit of all generations worldwide. The vision of SFTH is to help people discover and develop skills that will enable individuals to move from poverty to abundant living, from helplessness to hopefulness, from victims to victorious living through ministry, education and motivation. Under their leadership, SFTH developed many outreach programs that are still in existence today.
It is through the various outreach ministries developed and birthed through Ron and Roxanne and the rapid success and growth of the Heart2Heart Bible Study that God moved upon their hearts to locate a center to accommodate all of their programs, and in 2006 Ron and Roxanne were ordained as Pastors of the Real Love Christian Center located in Country Club Hills, IL.
The Mission of the Real Love Christian Center is to save the lost at any cost by teaching and preaching the gospel message of Jesus Christ to everyone worldwide – regardless of race, gender, denomination or creed. It is their hope that people will come to know God and his transforming love. It is that love (Real Love) that will allow us to come out of our comfort zones to search the highways and byways to give back to others which was so freely given to us. We plan to do this by providing ministries and programs that empower, uplift and transform and by providing an atmosphere of acceptance, forgiveness and most of all, Love. 1John (4:7-11)
From humble beginnings, the Real Love Christian Center is flourishing and growing rapidly into a purpose-driven church with a mission to “Touch the World, One Life at a time”.
Together, the Harvey’s have been blessed with 7 children: Jerome, Jevon, Jasmine, Tahron, Tiekeisha, Quianna and Ronald.

Pastor Ron is known for his clear practical teaching of the Bible and is often known as the Pastor of Love because of his passion and genuineness to “Save the lost at any cost.” He is a visionary with a tenacious drive to push “God’s Agenda” with simplicity and style. His life’s destiny is to see men around the world take their rightful places in the advancement of the Kingdom of God.

You can often find Pastor Ron encouraging men to take a closer walk with God, and/or mentoring and spending time with younger men by standing in the gap of an increasing society without positive male figures.

Pastor Roxanne Harvey has served alongside her husband from the beginning of their ministry. She is known for her strong prophetic anointing and word of knowledge gifting that provides insight to the body as a whole.

In 2003 she released her debut CD entitled “CLOSE TO YOU.” This CD impacted gospel music like never before. You can often hear Pastor Roxanne as the Radio Host of the Spoken Word Radio AM1140 or see her making many guest appearances on the Total Living Network (TLN) and CAN TV (a local cable station). On numerous of occasions, it had been prophesied that Pastor Roxanne’s VOICE was for the Nations…and this would explain her passion and demand upon her gifts to minister in places such as England, Ireland, Scotland, Honduras, Africa and Jamaica.

After her most recent tour overseas, Pastor Roxanne has discovered that her true mission and passion is to reach non-believers around the world and through the Holy Spirit, she believes their ministry will transcend the age, race and traditional beliefs, thereby breaking down barriers and bringing about a holistic transformation in the lives of God’s people.