Newmills Church, 70 Moss Bank Rd
Portadown, Craigavon BT63 5NP
+44 28 3883 2590
Opening Hours
Monday to Sunday
8.00am to Dusk

From the early 1700's, Presbyterians held meetings for worship in a little thatched cottage on a hill top in the townland of Ballynagarrick. The congregation of Newmills was formally approved and established in February 1796 by the Presbytery of Down. The thatched cottage was burnt down in an arson attack in April 1797. A new meeting house was built and completed later that year. In 1861, the congregation took the major decision to build a manse. In 1863, the Orr family moved into their 'mansion', having previously resided at Moyallon. To accommodate the numerical growth a larger meeting house was constructed in 1878. The Ballynagarrick Schoolhouse closed in 1922, and was formally 'gifted' by the LEA to the Congregational Committee in 1929.

Known initially as the 'Lecture Hall' it became the congregation's only Church Hall up to 1991. In 1953, the Session House was built by Mr Sam Calvert, a member of the congregation, who gifted it to the congregation on the day of the official opening. It remains as the oldest part of our church buildings. The Church Committee agreed to the construction of the Campbell Hall to accommodate growing numbers and increased organizational activity. It was officially opened by Mrs Laura Campbell in 1991. 5th June 2001, the church suffered its second arson attack, and was completely destroyed by fire. The 4th meeting house was officially opened on 13th May 2003.