The origins of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church go back to 1948, when Reverend Father John K. Coolidge, Rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, met with a small group of Pompano residents at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace P. Robinson.

Two years later a mission was started in Pompano Beach and the first service was held on October 27, 1950, at the Chamber of Commerce building. Later that year land for a permanent home for the congregation was acquired through a donation of land along the Intracoastal from William L. Kester and Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Hortt of Fort Lauderdale.

The church's construction was completed in the summer of 1951. The current sanctuary was completed in 1962, with the dedication service being held on February 25 of that year.