Name: St/ John's church, Valaichenai
Address: Kalkudah-Valaichchenai Rd, Kalkudah, Sri Lanka, LK
Telephone: +94 652 257 186

St/ John's church, Valaichenai is a church, located at Kalkudah-Valaichchenai Rd, Kalkudah, Sri Lanka. They can be contacted via phone at +94 652 257 186 for more detailed information.

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Kalkudah-Valaichchenai Rd, Kalkudah

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Added by Jopie, at 06 February 2018

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Clarence J Krishan

27 February 2018

During the period of foreign invasions the Dutch, the Portugese and the British ruled Sri Lanka. The Dutch built a fort in Batticaloa, during the British regime they built a fort in Kalkudah and ships brought provisions for the people of the area.

In 1856 a school was started by the Christian missionaries.. A person who lived in Valaichenai called “ Umayar” sold his land to the Christian mission and a school was started in the land with the name of Church of England Anglican. At the beginning the school was administered by the mission. The school was destroyed during the period of the second world war and was restarted in a cadjan shed. After that the Government took over the school and named it church of Ceylon Tamil mixed school. In the middle of the 19 century the Gospel Missionary Society started its activities in Mannar, Kalpitiya, Trincomalee and Batticaloa. They built churches in Batticaloa, Navatkudah and Valachenai.

In Valachchenai, a land was purchased in 1886 to build a church and a school. Rev. Samuel Nicholas, H.T. White, J Anna and D Somanadar put in a lot of effort into this. A school was opened in Valachchenai during the period of Rev. J.R. Thambimuttu a church was built and dedicated by the Bishop of Colombo Rt. Rev. Mark Carpenter Garnier.
Nalin Jerom

13 February 2018

It’s an Anglican Church;