Christian Churches, Schools and
Ministries in
Sri Lanka
Buddhism is
the state religion and, as such, is
protected and promoted. Although freedom for other religions is
assured, there has been a steady erosion of that freedom with
discrimination against minority religions in taxation, employment and
education and, since 1988, a rising anti-Christian feeling.
Christianity is perceived as foreign and a colonial imposition (sadly a
partial truth under Portuguese and Dutch rule) and Evangelicals as
using financial inducements to poor Buddhists for unethical conversions.
| Religions |
Population % |
Adherents |
Ann.Growth |
| Buddhist |
71.93 |
13,542,300 |
+1.1% |
| Hindu |
12.00 |
2,259,246 |
-0.6% |
| Muslim |
8.00 |
1,506,164 |
+1.2% |
| Christian |
7.62 |
1,434,622 |
+2.0% |
| non-Religious/other |
0.20 |
37,654 |
+1.0% |
| Sikh |
0.15 |
28,241 |
-0.3% |
| Baha'i |
0.10 |
18,827 |
+1.0% |
Christian
Churches in Sri Lanka
| Churches |
|
Congregations
|
Members
|
Affiliates
|
| Catholic |
|
330 |
586,592 |
1,050,000 |
| Assemblies of God |
|
70 |
10,000 |
77,000 |
| Ch of Ceylon |
|
146 |
34,000 |
53,900 |
| Methodist |
|
143 |
17,049 |
28,471 |
| Believers Church (GFA) |
|
200 |
9,000 |
18,000 |
| Ch of South India |
|
68 |
5,000 |
15,165 |
| Foursquare Gospel |
|
298 |
6,187 |
15,000 |
| Gethsemane Gospel |
|
39 |
7,500 |
11,232 |
| Calvary |
|
60 |
4,000 |
8,150 |
| Fell of Free Chs |
|
18 |
3,060 |
8,000 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
|
69 |
3,171 |
8,000 |
| Ceylon Pentecostal Mis |
|
53 |
4,192 |
7,000 |
| Seventh-day Adventist |
|
28 |
3,252 |
6,500 |
| Salvation Army |
|
39 |
2,900 |
3,979 |
| Margaya Fellowship |
|
20 |
1,700 |
3,500 |
| Baptist Union |
|
25 |
2,200 |
3,000 |
| Gospel Ministries |
|
39 |
1,007 |
2,750 |
| Other denoms [48] |
|
381 |
37,000 |
65,700 |
| Total Christians [65] |
|
2,026 |
738,000 |
1,385,000 |
Anglican Church in Sri Lanka
Rt Rev. Doleep K de Chickera
Bishop's House, Cathedral Precincts, 368/3A Bauddhaloka Mawatha,
Colombo 7, Sri Lanka - Tel: 94-11-696 208 / 692 985 - Fax:
94-11-684 811
- E-mail: bishop@eureka.lk
Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour -
696 363
Christ Church - Galle Face - 325166
Christ Church - Galle Road, Dehiwela, Sri Lanka - 717 569
St. Michael's and All Angels - Colombo, Sri Lanka - 323 456
St. Paul's Milagiriya - 588 712
St. Peter's Church - 422 510
Assemblies of God
People's Church - 589 489
Baptist Sangamaya, Sri Lanka
Rev. Paul Koralage, President - 46 Kynsey Road,
Colombo 8, Sri Lanka
Baptist Church - Dharmapla Mawatha,
Sri Lanka
- 713 890
Kandy Baptist Church - 15, Dalada
Veediya, Kandy - Sri Lanka - tel.: 94 812 233 529
Catholic
St. Lawrence's Church - 581 549
St Mary's Church - 588 745
St Philip Neri's Church - 421 367
Church of Christ
Colombo Church of Christ - 23 Shrubbery Gardent, 8 Park
Drive - 58-8801
Colombo Boralesgamuw Church of Christ - 01 12 517 339
Dehiwala Church of Christ - 01-726 308
Gampola Church of Christ -
Haldumulla Church of Christ - 072-611 816
Kohuwala Church of Christ - Neelammahara, Boralasgamuwa,
Sri Lanka - Email: naotunna@lanka.ccom.lk
Thalelle North Church of Christ -
Kekanadura, Matara, Sri Lanka
Wayaba Church of Christ - Rukattana Gaha
Rd., West Nainamada, Sri Lanka
Dutch Reformed
Dutch Reformed Church - Colombo 3 - 323 765
Dutch Reformed Church - Colombo 6 - 580 454
Dutch Reformed Church - Station Rd., Dehiwela, Sri Lanka
- 717 122
Foursquare Missions International
... there are more than 1000 Foursquare churches
and meeting places in Sri Lanka.
Interdenominational
Praise Prayer Lanka Church - Soysapura,
Moratuwa, Colombo, Sirilanka - 941 1261 1278 - Email
St. Andrew's Church, Sri Lanka
- 323 765
Jaffna Diocese of the Church of
South India
Rt Rev. Dr S. Jebanesan - 39 Fussels Lane, Colombo
6, Sri Lanka
Tel: 94-75-511 233 - Fax: 94-11-584 836 -
E-mail: jdcsiacm@panlanka.net
Methodist
Methodist Church of Sri Lanka
Rev. Noel P Fernando, President
Methodist Headquarters, 252 Galle Road, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka
Tel: 94-11-436 090 - Fax: 94-11-446 518
Methodist
Church - Colombo 3 - 323 033
Methodist Church - First Chapel Lane - 585 970
Methodist Church - Hotel Rd., Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
- 713 890
Pentecostal
Calvary Church - 123 High Level Rd., Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Praise Prayer Lanka Church - 76, Model Town Road, Ratmalana. Colombo,
Tel: 0094 112 611278 | 0094 71 4834462
Salvation Army
Seventh Day Adventist
SDA Church - Alfred House Gardens, Colombo, Sri
Lanka - 508 521
some
of the Christian Ministries in Sri Lanka
Arise and Shine Brotherhood - telephone:
07 23 251 338, email
Back to the
Bible - Box
1012, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Email
Bible Society
- 293 Galle Road, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka,
Tel: +(94)-(0)1-575 180 E-mail: bibsocgs@sltnet.lk
CCI , Sri Lanka
CLC (Christian Literature Crusade) , Sri Lanka
FEBA (Far East Broadcasting Assoc.) , Sri Lanka
IFES , Sri Lanka
Magaya Mission , Sri Lanka
New Life League , Sri Lanka
The JESUS film , Sri Lanka
TWR (Trans World Radio) , Sri Lanka
Youth For Christ , Sri Lanka
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