Methodist Church in Sri Lanka

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Methodist_Church_in_Sri_Lanka

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:National_Christian_Council_of_Sri_Lanka gptkb:World_Methodist_Council gptkb:Christian_Conference_of_Asia
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Methodist_Conference_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:firstMissionStation	gptkb:Jaffna gptkb:Matara gptkb:Colombo gptkb:Galle gptkb:Batticaloa gptkb:Trincomalee
gptkbp:founded	1814
gptkbp:founder	British Methodist missionaries
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Colombo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Methodist Church in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Tamil gptkb:Sinhala English
gptkbp:leaderTitle	President
gptkbp:missionaryWork	education healthcare social welfare
gptkbp:notableEvent	bicentenary celebrated in 2014
gptkbp:notableFor	education missionary work social services
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Wesley_College,_Colombo gptkb:Girls'_High_School,_Kandy gptkb:Jaffna_Central_College gptkb:Hartley_College,_Point_Pedro gptkb:Methodist_College,_Colombo gptkb:Methodist_Girls'_High_School,_Point_Pedro gptkb:Richmond_College,_Galle
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:George_Erskine gptkb:Benjamin_Clough gptkb:Thomas_Squance gptkb:William_Ault gptkb:James_Lynch
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations	over 200
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	approximately 30,000
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Methodist_Church_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:theology	Wesleyan
gptkbp:website	https://methodistchurch.lk/
gptkbp:worshipStyle	Methodist liturgy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:World_Methodist_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4