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Pastor Randy Wall Pastor Randy Wall was born in Burlington, North Carolina on August 4th, 1953. Pastor Wall was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from Methodist College. He is also a graduate of Duke University (Master of Divinity, 1979) and Appalachian State University (Master of Arts in Counseling, 1998). Among his many accomplishments, Pastor Wall was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America in 1970. He was recognized in the 1974 publication of "Whos Who in American Colleges and Universities" in 1974 and was selected as an "Outstanding Young Man in America" in 1978. Pastor Wall has been a United Methodist Pastor since 1974 and has been our Pastor since June, 2002. He and his wife Ann have four children, Heather, Ginger, Hannah and Melissa. E-mail Pastor Wall       Administrative Assistant Angela Sidden Our Administrative Assistant is Angela Sidden. She is a graduate of Concord High School and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, and has lived in Concord all of her life. She has been a member of CSUMC since 1993. Angela and her husband, James, have one daughter, Hailey, who is a student at First Assembly Christian School. As a family, they enjoy camping, boating, and ATV riding. They also have 2 Toy Poodles, Shadow and Hershey!   Pianist Ella Mae Padgett                Ella Mae Padgett is the current pianist for Cold Springs United Methodist Church.  God lead her to CSUMC in 2005 with over 65 years of church playing experience.  She played her first Sunday night service at the young age of 10.  Her father was a local old timey Wesleyan Methodist preacher and when the current piano player was out on maternity leave, the responsibility of playing full time was forced upon her.  She stood up to the challenge that God had given her and has been playing ever since.  She was sent as a teenager to a private boarding school at the sight of Wesleyan College and became the campus pianist for their daily chapel and remained in the job through college.  She returned home after college and continued to play in church.  She truly has a touch on the ivories that not many can compare. One of her job responsibilities each week is to select the songs for the next Sunday services.  Even though CSUMC is Methodist, the music is always taken from the heart of the hymnal and usually each Sunday we are blessed with the good old timey music that we heard as a child.  Each Sunday, there is a Prelude and an Offertory that features the organist and piano as a solo and is always a spiritual experience.  Also helping on the organ and keyboards are gifted volunteers that help each Sunday--Ann Wall, Becky Cawley, Brenda Stewart and Rebecca Barnhardt.  Come join us and be spiritually moved each Sunday by the gifts that God allows Ms Ellie and others to share. Sounds of the Sanctuary was released in 2007 as an instrumental CD featuring Miss Ella and others.	Church Information Line: 704-782-1815 Wednesday Night Meal
From The History Committee As far back as the 1830's, the clear cool spring water attracted travelers to the site of what is now Cold Springs United Methodist Church. The road at that time was known as Fayetteville Road. People of the area followed it to Fayetteville for supplies. After the railroad came through Concord and Salisbury, people from the western part of Stanly County used the old Fayetteville Road to go the Concord for supplies. Some stopped at "Cold Springs Campground" spent the night, went to Concord the next day, returned to the grounds, spent the night again, and returned home the third day. In 1861, there was a camp meeting arbor to which great congregations came in wagons in August to live in tents or crude one room huts for one or two weeks to seek food for their souls. This was the beginning as a place of worship. These God seeking people were called to worship by the blast of a hunter's horn, or bugle. The first actual church building was a wooden structure built in 1868. This was followed by a brick building erected in 1910 - 1912. The educational building on the East side was build in 1938; the West side building, in 1951. The parsonage was built in 1954. Rev. E.A. Lamb and his family were the first to live in the parsonage. The fellowship hall was built in 1958. Ground breaking for the present church was June 3, 1990, and the first service was June 23, 1991. Cost of the new building was approximately $938,000.00, and it was paid for in four years! The first Cold Springs Barbecue was held in 1954 and continues to be an annual event the fourth Saturday in October. In the History room, located to the right as you enter the sanctuary, you will find pictures of all these structures as well as more detailed histories. Also there are albums containing pictures of former ministers. There is a homecoming bulletin from 1931 and one from 1935. Bulletins collected over the years are filed in the cabinet.
2550 Cold Springs Road Concord, NC 28025 (located just off of Hwy 49 near the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center) Map to Cold Springs United Methodist 704-782-1811 Email: admin@coldspringschurch.org