- Date of Consecration
- 1874
- Archdeaconry
- Colombo Archdeaconry
- Vicar
- Revd. D. Samadanam
Rev. Richard Thomas Dowbiggin, who was in charge of the cotta mission from 1869, had started this church in1874 with the help of cathechist Don Hendrick Wijesinghe (There were only 21 families in Liyanwala according 1871 statistics. This village belongs to Western Province, Colombo District, Hewagama Korale, Medapattuwa, surrounded by Padukka, Udumulla, Poregedara, Kurugala, Wataraka and Maduluwawa hamlets.)
Rev. Dowbiggin or a priest from Cotta Mission had conducted Holy Communion services once a month and the cathechist had conducted on other Sundays and have continued the evangelical and social services. Later there had been four cathechists serving Liyanwala, Angampitiya, Yahalakela and Makumbura/Panagoda, under Rev. Dowbiggin. Three Bible women for have assisted them in their work in the vineyard. In 1892 a mission house had been built.
As done in Kotte, Rev.Dowbiggin started Sinhala schools in Liyanwala, Horagala and Angampitiya. In 1895 Liyanwala had become a separate mission station.
Mrs. Anna Leticia Dowbiggin, wife of Rev. Dowbiggin (daughter of C.P. Layards, Government Agent of Western Province and mother of Mr. Herbert Dowbiggin - IGP of Sri Lanka and Agnes wife of Rev. James Carter) resided in Liyanwala from 1911 - 1930. She along with Miss. Higgins continued the spiritual and community development work of Rev. Dowbiggin. Track distribution, sewing classes, English classes, First aid centre, Prayer meetings and Christmas celebration were some of these activities.
From 1934, this church was under Nugegoda Mission. Many parishioners have joined Teaching as a profession from this parish. Many priests have come and done yeoman service to this parish and community. In 1979 “Suhadaseva Training Centre for Women” was inaugurated by the Bishop of Colombo. 1998 a new vicarage was built. In 2007 the church was renovated blessed and dedicated on21st January. To us this church is as the Bible says, “How awesome is this place, this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate to heaven. (Genesis 28:17)
| Rev R T Dowbigin | 1874 | 1901 | |
| Rev S Kolis | 1881 | 1882 | |
| Rev J W Bolding | 1901 | 1914 | |
| Rev R W Ride | 1905 | 1906 | |
| Rev J W Ferrier | 1915 | 1920 | |
| Rev G A Perser | 1920 | 1922 | |
| Rev A C Holder | 1922 | 1928 | |
| Rev R T E A Gunathilaka | 1928 | 1933 | |
| Rev P E Wickremasinghe | 1934 | 1940 | |
| Rev W G Peiris | 1941 | 1945 | |
| Rev D F R Wijesinghe | 1946 | 1962 | |
| Rev S H Perera | 1963 | 1966 | |
| Rev Laury Fernando | 1966 | 1968 | |
| Rev Lakshman Peiris | 1968 | 1972 | |
| Rev P H B Seneviratne | 1973 | 1977 | |
| Rev G A Karunaratne | 1978 | 1981 | |
| Rev G V P Peraira | 1982 | 1985 | |
| Rev Lakdasa Jayawardena | 1986 | ||
| Rev Kenneth Fernando | 1987 | ||
| Rev N D Amaratunga | 1987 | 1994 | |
| Rev Lionel Peiris | 1994 | ||
| Rev Lakshman Peiris | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Rev Dulip de Chickera | 1997 | 1998 | |
| Rev Ashly Perera | 1998 | 1999 | |
| Ven Godwin Weerasuriya | 2000 | ||
| Rev Susantha Ranasinghe | 2001 | ||
| Rt Rev Kenneth Fernando | 2001 | 2005 | |
| Rev Ranjith Perera | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Rev E H Palith | 2008 | todate |
Contact Details
- Postal Address
- Church of Christ the Saviour, Maharagama, Sri Lanka
- Telephone
- 0112 82 32 95
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