Draft:Methodist Church of Mannar
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The Methodist Church of Mannar (Sinhala: මන්නාරම මෙතොදිස්ත සභාව Mannaarama Methodista Sabhava) (Tamil language: மன்னார் மெதடிஸ்த திருச்சபை Mannaar Methadistha Thiruchabai) is a Protestant Christian denomination in Mannar of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Methodist Church of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1884. It is a member of the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka.
Methodist Church of Mannar | |
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Abbreviation | MMC |
Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Methodist |
Theology | Wesleyan |
Circuit | Mannar-Murunkan |
District (Synod) | North & East |
Associations | National Christian Council of Sri Lanka |
Language | Tamil language |
Headquarters | MCSL |
Founder | John Wesley (spiritually) |
Origin | 1884 |
Branched from | Methodist Church of Sri Lanka |
Congregations | 3 (2 preaching points) |
Members | 350 |
Ministers | Rev. George Jeyarajasingham, Rev. S. K. Kadirgamar |
Missionaries | 2 |
Secondary schools | Al Azhar Maha Vidyalayam(Handed over to government in 1961) |
Official website | https://mannar.methodistsrilanka.org/ |
History
[edit]The 1984-91 period marked a challenging chapter for the Mannar Methodist Church, as the community faced the devastation of Sri Lankan Civil War[1].[2] Rev. Sathiaseelan Kingsbury Kadirgamar(youngest son of the late Rev. J. W. A. Kadirgamar (Methodist Minister Malaysia) and late Grace Kadirgamar), a minister associated with the church, lived and sustained the Mannar-Murunkan Circuit, with his service proving a great blessing. He provided psychological support for those suffering from trauma and established Boys' Homes and initiated various other community upliftment programs. During his service in the Mannar-Murunkan Circuit, Rev. Kadirgamar was given the opportunity to participate in a Summer School Course on psychological issues of the refugees in an international development society at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University College.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Sri Lankan Civil War and Its History, Revisited in 2020". Harvard International Review. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Brown, Cynthia G.; Karim, Farhad; Human Rights Watch (Organization), eds. (1995). Playing the "communal card": communal violence and human rights. New York: Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-1-56432-152-7.
- ^ "Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business". archives.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 2024-04-18.