As early as 1919, bands of Christian believers were gathering in private homes (and occasionally outdoors) for worship and church school in the Middleton Heights community of Laurinburg. This group first known as Jacob Chapel, became the Mission on the Heights, gaining leadership from the Laurinburg Presbyterian Church. The congregation later adopted the name Middleton Heights Presbyterian Church, and in 1940, a building was erected on Perk Street. In 1950, Fayetteville Presbytery granted the congregation's petition to become organized as a church, no longer a mission field, but still linked with two other small congregations, Pleasant View and Friendship. After years of struggle and quiet growth the congregation responded to the need to grow and extend its outreach. The decision was made in 1981 to dissolve the yolk with Pleasant View and Friendship and to become a one-church field. A new challenge arose in 1986 when the congregation voted to broaden the church's outreach by moving from Middleton Heights. Because the congregation was moving from the northern part of Laurinburg to a southern location, the name of Middleton Heights could not be retained. Faith was adopted as the new name, because the congregation was intensely aware that only through the strength of Christian faith could the challenge be met. Under the watchful idea of the Presbytery, the church sold its old property on Perk Street, purchased five acres of land on Elm Street, and moved its worship services to Varnell Hall on the campus of St. Andrews Presbyterian College. In June 1988, Presbytery agreed to give the buildings from the historic Smyrna Church to Faith, and plans were made to move the two structures from the rural location south of Laurinburg to the Elm Street property. Although hungry for a "home" of their own, the congregation waited until October 31, 1989, to move the buildings five miles from the Smyrna location. The buildings were moved over highways, power company right-of-always, and even farmland. The fellowship hall was painted, repaired, refurbished and renovated, largely through the God-given labor and ingenuity of the members of Faith. By 1990, the decision was made to borrow money to renovate, enlarge, and provide improvements to the church buildings. Permission was granted by Coastal Carolina Presbytery, formerly Fayetteville and the congregation voted to borrow $55,000. This was in addition to the $40,000 pledge in the initial capital funds drive in 1989. This work called for the additional of rooms at the rear of the sanctuary building to provide for a pastor's study, restrooms, and storage space. The plans provided for a covered walkway, portico and a ramp at the side entrance. All handled by a contract, this work also included painting and touch-ups for the stained glass and other windows. Faith Presbyterian occupied its new "home" in May 1991. On May 19, 1991, the church celebrated with a service of homecoming and rededication of the buildings. The guest speaker was the Rev. Samuel B. Shumate, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Lumberton, and the last fulltime pastor of the Smyrna Church. The Faith sanctuary was filled to capacity, and after the service the congregation of about 100 members entertained a estimated 300 worshipers with a covered dish dinner in the Howard W. Gilkeson Fellowship Hall. The fellowship hall was named in memory of the former pastor of Middleton Heights. Today, Faith recognizes with humility and gratitude these accomplishments as gifts from God. With love and respect the congregation acknowledges the heritage and history now shared with Smyrna Church. Faith is grateful that its congregation can now call on the exciting history of a church which dates back to the early Nineteenth Century, perhaps even to the late Eighteenth Century.