Holy Emmanuel Church, Balangoda
Holy Emmanuel Church, Balangoda
- Date of Consecration
- 1897 - 05 - 30
- Archdeaconry
- Colombo Archdeaconry
- Vicar
- Revd. Jurinesz Shadrach
History
The foundation stone was laid on 10 December 1896 at a service conducted in English and Tamil by Rev. J.W. Fall. It was built by the CMS at a cost of Rs 2,884.84 plus material from the old Pelmadulla Church. This Church was consecrated on 30 May 1897 by Rev. J.D Simmons with a dedication and communion. At that time there was a small number of European and Tamil Christians. A school was built for the Tamil Cooly Mission. *(Later known as the Tamil Church Mission)
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Contact Details
- Postal Address
- Holy Emmanuel Church, Barns Rathwathta Mawatha, Balangoda, Sri Lanka.
- Telephone
- 0452288356
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