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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.
Current status. 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. 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. A similar Dutch Reformed Church ...
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;
St. Andrew's Scots Kirk, is located at 73 Galle Road, Colombo. The church was founded in the late 19th century, and prospered during the colonial and post-colonial periods. It was the centre for the Scottish community in Colombo . The first Presbyterian church in Ceylon, St. Andrew's Church, was built on Prince Street, Pettah (now known as Sir ...
Protestantism in Sri Lanka. The Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka (formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka), the oldest Protestant church on the island. According to the 2012 census, 6% of the population of Sri Lanka was Christian; of these, one in ten was Protestant, showing that there were approximately six Protestants ...
The Cathedral of St. Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary ( Sinhala: Galla Santha Mariya Asana Dewu Mædura ), is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle. It is a landmark in the city of Galle, Sri Lanka. The cathedral was built by the Society of Jesus at the end of the 19th century. The first bishop was the Belgian Jesuit Joseph ...
Catholic Church in Sri Lanka ... The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sri Lanka (2 C, 1 P) P. Protestantism in Sri Lanka ... Code of Conduct ...