HISTORY
Fayetteville Christian School started in 1986 by Tammi Peters through Calvary Chapel in attempts to be a hands-on, developmental-based curriculum for children. Peters will tell you that it was supposed to be just a "Mom's Day Out" for a group of mothers who had young children and that "there was no intention to create an elementary or a high school." 14 four-year-olds became the initial class and the school was recieved so well that the next year, Peters added Kindergarten as a second year of classes. Over the course of the next few years, it became apparent that God had more in store for FCS than just an elementary school. Pressure from the community to create a non-denominational secondary educational facility led to the creation of the high school at FCS. And in 1994, 12 years after the first four-year-olds started the first class, the first high school graduating class of FCS walked across the stage to receive their diplomas.

In 1999, FCS was accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International and shortly after that, by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

By 2005, the school had almost completely enveloped Calvary Chapel by taking over alomst all of the church's facilities. As a result, the church decided that it needed to find its own space and identity. The church bought land and moved off of the current campus, cutting most of its ties with the school, though there is still a good relationship between the school and the church.

Now in 2008, FCS is looking to expand again. Currently situated on 8 acres and serving over 600 students (in an area best fit for 500), the school recently purchased 50 acres off of the soon-to-be-completed Hope Mills By-pass. Scheduled to open in 2011, the FCS high school will have its own space with a classroom building, athletic fields, an auditorium, computer labs, and media production suites in a brand new facility.

At the same time, FCS will still be committed to the mission that we serve in not only being a strong academic school, but to grow our students in Christ first and to give them the foundation required to be strong Christians for the rest of their lives.