Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
St. Thomas' Church is situated in Kotahena (District 13) a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is one of the oldest churches in Sri Lanka as now part of the Anglican Church of Ceylon . St. Thomas Church was the first Anglican church built in Sri Lanka, it was constructed by Governor of Ceylon Sir Robert Brownrigg for the use by the local Tamil ...
The Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka currently has 31 churches and over 5,000 adherents. The church office is located in Galle Road, Colombo. [6] [7] The Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka owns several historical church buildings, e.g. in Kalpitiya, Matara and Galle.
The Dutch Reformed Church is currently known as the Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka. [7] [8] The church has several locations throughout the Colombo area. Wolvendaal Church is the only Dutch church on the island that has been continually in use, with in 2018 services in Tamil, Sinhalese and English every Sunday. [9]
St. Peter's Church (Sinhala:ශාන්ත පීතර දේවස්ථානය Santha Pithara Devasthanaya) is one of the oldest continuously functioning churches in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located on Church Street in Colombo Fort , on the northern side of the Grand Oriental Hotel .
Methodism has over 40,000 followers in Sri Lanka with 45 circuits, 200 churches and 120 pastors. Moratuwa Area and Kutunayake Negombo Areas are the regions where many Methodists live. In 2005 and 2006, the Methodist Church of Sri Lanka had a very difficult time during a period of anti-Christian violence.
The Groote Kerk or Dutch Reformed Church is located within the Galle fort in Galle, Sri Lanka and is situated near the entrance to the fort. The church was built by the Dutch in 1755 and is one of the oldest Protestant churches still in use in the country.
The Methodist Church, known for some noted educators, set up many schools in Sri Lanka, including: Richmond College, was started in 1814 as The Galle School – the first Wesleyan Methodist school in Sri Lanka and Asia, and was converted to a High School in 1876 and re-named Richmond College in 1882; [9]
St. Paul's Church is situated in the Milagiriya district of Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. It is one of the oldest churches in Sri Lanka as now part of the Anglican Church of Ceylon. It is one of the oldest churches in Sri Lanka as now part of the Anglican Church of Ceylon.