THE ORIGINS OF
SRI LANKAN METHODISM
HISTORICAL ARRIVAL
ON JUNE 29, 1814, BRITISH MISSIONARIES ARRIVED IN CEYLON AFTER THE PIONEERING THOMAS COKE PASSED AWAY AT SEA. OPERATING AS TRUE PIONEERS, THEY ESTABLISHED THE FIRST METHODIST CHAPEL IN PETTAH BY 1816.
EXPANSION & GROWTH
THEY SCALED THEIR MISSION THROUGH PRINTING PRESSES AND FOUNDATIONAL SCHOOLS LIKE RICHMOND AND WESLEY COLLEGE. CHAMPIONING SOCIAL JUSTICE, THE CHURCH ACHIEVED FULL AUTONOMY FROM THE BRITISH CONFERENCE IN 1964.
THE
THEOLOGICAL
ARCHITECTURE:
THE FOUR ALLS
ALL NEED TO BE SAVED
FLAWED HUMAN NATURE REQUIRES DIVINE REDEMPTION.
ALL MAY BE SAVED
GRACE IS GLOBALLY ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL.
ALL MAY KNOW
INTERNAL ASSURANCE PROVIDES CERTAINTY OF SALVATION.
ALL SAVED TO THE UTTERMOST
CONTINUOUS TRANSFORMATION THROUGH HOLINESS.
"THERE IS NO HOLINESS
BUT SOCIAL HOLINESS"
THIS PRINCIPLE REFLECTS THE SRI LANKAN CHURCH'S HISTORICAL COMMITMENT TO OPERATING ORPHANAGES, HOSPITALS, AND RECONCILIATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE ISLAND. FAITH IS NOT PRIVATE; IT IS PUBLIC ACTION.