On November 4, 1972, a special meeting was held for the purpose of organizing the Mission as an official church of the South Central Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. As a result, the First Seventh-day Adventist Church of Queenstown was officially established by Pastor M. E. Joiner, Sr. as the sixty-third church in the South Central Conference.

For four and a half years, the members prayed, sang, and sacrificed to build a permanent sanctuary. Led by head contractor Brother David Jackson, Sr., their vision became reality. On November 20, 1976, a beautiful new temple was dedicated to the glory of God and filled with worshipers. The name Hillsview came from the hill on which that building stood — the sign outside the Queenstown building read Hillsview Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Over the years, Hillsview shared a district with several sister congregations at different times. Pastors Young, Joiner, and Cleveland served during the Ephesus district era. Pastors James, Hemingway, Byars, and Rugless served during the Bessemer district era. Pastors Johnson and Ross served during the Norwood district era. Other churches in these districts included Leeds and Adamsville.

In 1984, the South Central Conference brought Hillsview and the newly established Norwood SDA Church together under one district. This was the first time those two congregations were connected.

On August 24, 1985, one hundred and fifty-eight individuals were baptized at the Birmingham Southern College recreational pool during the Real Truth Crusade, led by Evangelist Williams Scales Jr. Pastor George L. Byars served as Senior Pastor from 1984 to 1991.

Succeeding pastors followed: Pastor Roy Rugless (1986-1990) and Pastor Washington Johnson, II (1991-1996). During that time, Hillsview burned their mortgage in 1991. In 1994, the sanctuary underwent a renovation. Following was Pastor John Jones (1996-1998).

In 1998, Pastor Michael R. Ross, Sr., was assigned to join the ranks of pastoring the two churches. As the millennium approached, the congregation had worshiped in Queenstown for twenty-four years. The South Central Conference and church members began to look seriously at moving to inner-city Birmingham around 1997, because the location in the woods would limit growth.

During this transitional period, the Hillsview membership worshiped with the Emmanuel Seventh-day Adventist Church in Leeds, Alabama, and also with the Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church in Birmingham. These seasons of worship and fellowship provided spiritual continuity while the members prayerfully searched for a place to call home.

When Norwood's building was deemed structurally unsound, the Norwood congregation voted on whether to merge with Hillsview. The merger was declined by less than a handful of votes, as members were attached to their church. Hillsview kept its doors open to anyone who wanted to come.

Beginning in the early 2000s, twenty-plus Norwood members transferred to Hillsview over the years that followed. The congregation grew through baptisms and transfers from across Birmingham, including members from Ephesus and other area churches, along with new believers who joined through the church's outreach. Between 2002 and 2004, the church also added more than fifteen African members to the church family. Those who came brought their gifts, their faith, and their commitment — and together with the Hillsview family, they enriched the congregation now known as Hillsview SDA Church.

On March 15-16, 2002, a new facility was dedicated at 264 Roebuck Drive, becoming the official home of Hillsview SDA Church. The congregation sold the Queenstown property, and the proceeds from that sale — along with pledges, donations, and financing through AmSouth Bank of Nashville and the South Central Conference — funded the purchase of the new property in the Roebuck community of Birmingham, valued at approximately one-half million dollars.

The campus came with a beautiful view sitting on a hill in the Roebuck community, with 4.57 acres of rich and spacious land. A beautiful sanctuary with a pine rafter ceiling, a lovely fellowship hall, a parsonage, a barn, and pretty green grass spread across the property, which is kept well-manicured and maintained.

The name Hillsview came from the hill in Queenstown, where God placed His people. The congregation carried that name with them when they relocated to Roebuck in 2002. Today, the members of Hillsview are no longer defined by a location, but by a faithful God who led them through every season. One church. Two locations. One glory.