St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Colombo

[1] The foundation stone was laid on 26 February 1841 by the then Governor James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie[2] and the first church service was held on 21 August 1842.As the congregation diminished and the Colombo fort area became more commercialised, a decision was made to relocate the church to a site in Colpetty.The foundation stone was laid by Governor Sir Henry Arthur Blake on 16 August 1906.[4] The church was designed by Edward Skinner, a Scottish born architect, and constructed by Walker Sons and Company.[1][3] The congregation is now a mixture of Sri Lankans, expatriates and international visitors, and maintains an English-speaking Protestant form of worship and a keen interest in Christian social service in the midst of a largely non-Christian society.

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