View pictures of the preservation and restoration process of the historic
Faith Church in Aberdeen, NC
Progress
Chancel Restoration
Pew Refinishing
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Pew Refinishing *
Pulpit Refinish
Windows
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Windows *
Windows with privacy glass circa 1960's
Windows removed
Outside view in process window restoration
Privacy glass removed and windows scraped
Frames sanded to bare wood
Clear glass installed with points and glaze. New paint
One side complete
Before - with privacy glass
Completed window with trim and pediments
Completed window with a snowy view
Chimney Removal
External
Progress
Photo Gallery
Outside August 2024
Faith Church late 2024
Masonry repair work to front steps
Completed work
Sidewalk to nowhere removed
Solar lights added to sign
Chancel pillar restoration in process
Chancel area jacked, pillars removed
back of chancel repair work - concrete footers added
Completed pillar restoration
Gravel added to entryway
Faith exterior spring 2025
Faith side spring 2025
Irrigation system installed Spring 2025
Chimney removal
preparing to remove chimney
chimney down
roof patch complete
bricks from chimney to be cleaned for walkway project
cleaned bricks
Painted pulpit found in narthex
Pulpit stripping
pulpit stripping
more pulpit restoration
Pulpit Restoration
pulpit restoration
Pulpit stripped and sanded
interior pulpit sanded and stripped
pulpit work
Pulpit with old facing sanded and stripped
Front panels replaced with pine
New lights added to narthex
floors underneath the glue
chancel floor in sanding process
chancel floor sanded
one bathroom removed from narthex
Steps reworked
Ladder to attic fixed and restored
Finished steps by volunteer
Narthex 2024
Original pew from balcony
original trim in balcony
Clean out of closet in narthex
Original cabinet restored
Completed cabinet restoration
Restoration of original desk/table
Back sanctuary wall painting process
Back walls in process of restoration
pediments laid out for painting
Back sanctuary wall pediments installed
Chancel window restoration in process
Chancel window restoration and reglazing
pediments cut for back sanctuary wall
pediments painted
Faith Church Chancel Area in 2020
chancel wall and ceiling repair
Chancel ceiling cleanout
Clean out of ceiling in narthex after roof repair
Debris and detritus from chancel ceiling cleanout
Chancel ceiling restoration in process
chancel walls scraped, sanded, painted, ceiling repaired and painted
Chancel ceiling restoration in process
ceiling repaired and painted in chancel
chancel work progress
Eastlake door handles for sanctuary entry doors
Chancel progress
Pediment installation
chancel windows reinstalled
Window sash lifts for chancel windows
Sash lift detail
electrical light box relocated in chancel
New light installed in chancel
Polyurethane on chancel floors
Crown Moulding added to narthex
Completed chancel floor
Completed narthex with pulpit and cross
Eastlake front door latch cleaned, paint removed.
Latch reinstalled after cleaning
Pulleys for original door closers on sanctuary entry doors
cleaning of back of church
Eastlake hinges for sanctuary entry doors
Back wall of sanctuary restoration in process
Cabinet latch for narthex cabinet
Original sanctuary entry doors before restoration
original sanctuary entry doors
Original doors reinstalled with closing mechanism
Door handles to sanctuary entry doors
First pew rough sanded back from Autryville
Original heartpine pew with paint removed
Second pew rough sanded back from Autryville
Detail finish sanding of pews in process
Makeshift chalkboard with catechism lesson found behind bathroom wall
Ceiling color chosen
Cleaning out of narthex closet
Wainscoting in sanctuary before restoration
Back sanctuary wall and balcony pillars 2024
Back sanctuary wall late 2024
Sanded pews returning from Autryville
Aberdeen Realty & Ins Co sign found in attic
More signs from the attic
Handrail on front step being installed
Repair work to side sanctuary wall
Old electrical wiring from attic
Bricks from chimney repurposed for walkway
Friends of Faith, Inc sign added
Balcony windows removed Oct 2025
September 2025
Wainscoting on side walls of sanctuary cleaned and painted
Narthex painted
Crystal globes added to sconces in sanctuary
Front and back globes for sanctuary
Wood donation
Painting side wall of sanctuary
Sanctuary windows before renovation
Visitor - attended Faith as a boy
Balcony rail painted
Foundation pier being refurbished
Donated wood used for pediments
First sanctuary window being removed
Trying to stay warm during winter work
New to us HVAC Unit being installed (RIP Mickey)
First refurbished window reinstalled - trim and pediment added
Boiled Lindseed Oil added to pew
Crush and Run
New address marker added
Roof patch repair
Winter 2026
