Our History

Our 257 year History

  • 1766

    Orgaization of Coldwater Church

  • 1966

    Celebration of 200 years for New Gilead Reformed Church

  • 2007

    New Gilead Reformed Church congregation voted to be dismissed from the United Church of Christ

  • 2021

    New Gilead Reformed Church congregation voted to join ECO.

New Gilead Reformed Church is a historical part of the New Gilead Community. The church was an outgrowth of German immigrants that settled on Coldwater Creek, northeast of Concord, North Carolina. The congregation was made up of Lutheran and Reformed members; many of our members are direct descendants of these immigrants.