All Saints Anglican Church Hulftsdorp Sri Lanka 1865

All Saints Anglican Church Hulftsdorp Sri Lanka 1865 Ven. Perry Brohier
Vicar / Archdeacon of Colombo The consecration of this church was held on November 01, 1865 on All Saints Day. The trustees of this church, Mr.

This was more a family church during colonial reign.Two famous families of the time Obeyesekeres and Bandaranaikes were the trustees of the church. Later in 1998, it was brought under the ordinance of Churches Ceylon. In keeping with the Gothic architectural style, All Saints' Church is absolutely a work of art. This church features some of the main characteristics of the Gothic style such as poin

ted arches, and the ribbed vault. Prior to the 20th century, Gothic churches generally were the landmark of towns in Europe. Rising high above all the other structures and often built with one or two towers and tall spires, those churches stole the hearts of city dwellers. The same goes with the Saints' Church in Hulftsdorf. Its tall spire is visible from quite a distance. The large stained glass window behind the alter depicts the nativity story of the Lord. In addition to that, there is another stained glass window towards the left hand side of the church. Almost all the furniture here, is nearly 145 years old. Furniture includes things like the decorated pulpit, pews, altar and brassware. All the furniture is decorated with magnificent woodcarvings. Hanging fans with attached lampshades reminded me of flowers hanging from a roof. The baptismal font and the Eagle Bible holder were two important monuments found inside the church. And Mrs. S.C. Obeyesekere had donated this eagle bible holder on 24 June 1889. Some memorial wall tablets fixed on the church walls are noteworthy monuments found here. Almost all the wall tablets belonged to the period before the twentieth century. Out of the entire, most touching memorial wall tablet was the one, which had constructed in memory of an infant boy. With a picture of a plant with roots on a side, it read 'In Memory of James Massy infant son of Paul and Hilda Pieris Born June 11, 1901 Died April 28, 1902.'


The baptismal font

There were other wall tablets constructed by children in memory of their parents; in memory of Don Andries de Alwis died on April 7, 1858, John Henricus Perera died on March 11, 1873, and Cornelia Dias died on December 30, 1866 were some of them. The first vicar of All Saint Church was Cannon Rev. S. W. Dias Bandaranaike and the co-founder was Johannes Louis Perera. Rev. Dias Bandaranaike served the church during the period 1865-1883. In addition to him, during the first century of the church the following reverends had also rendered service to the church, R. A. Duthy, A. Dias Abeysinghe, H. E. Gunathilake, G. B. Ekanayake, and W. H. Jayasekere. The following were the trustees of the church during the first century, D. G. Obeysekere, R. D. Senevirathne, J. C. T. Perera Bishop's Trustee, and Evelyn De Silva.

More photos from the 150th-anniversary celebrations held on 1st Nov
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More photos from the 150th-anniversary celebrations held on 1st Nov

All Saints’ Church Hulftsdorp , celebrated its 150th Anniversary on 1st Nov, 2015The tall spire, stained glass window de...
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All Saints’ Church Hulftsdorp , celebrated its 150th Anniversary on 1st Nov, 2015

The tall spire, stained glass window depicting the nativity story of the Lord, the Baptismal font and the Gothic architecture decorated with wood carvings, speak of the grandeur of All Saints Church, Hulftsdorp, which celebrated its 150th anniversary on 1st November 2015, amidst a colourful celebration followed by a time of fellowship with a large gathering of parishioners and well-wishers.

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A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the 150th Anniversary will be held on 1st November at 6pm

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