THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE OF LANKA
PILIMATALAWA, SRI LANKA
Our History |
The Theological College of Lanka was inaugurated in 1963 by the Anglican Church, the Methodist Church and the Baptist Church.
Later the Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of Lanka) joined the federation to educate the new clergy in the environment of Sri Lanka and their own Languages; Sinhala & Tamil.
It is believed that language is the vehicle of culture and when Christians begin to think, speak, preach,.
pray and write in their own languages, they soon become familiar with their cultural values and begin to appreciate them in the practice of their Christian faith.
This new step was foreseen by all the churches as an attempt to produce indigenous theology by people who are being educated in Sri Lanka.
Over 90% of the active clergy in the constituent churches in Sri Lanka today have received their theological and pastoral education at the TCL. TCL is the only accredited Ecumenical Theological College among the Protestant churches of Sri Lanka,
which not only maintains its ecumenical foundation, but also brings together the Sinhala
and Tamil students who are both men and women in a fellowship both at work
and at leisure. This is an integral aspect of the personal and spiritual
formation of the future ministers of a country which is torn apart by ethnic
divisions.
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Our Mission |
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Chapel
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Library
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CHDC
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The Chapel is located in the very centre of our academic complex.
The Chapel in its entirety possesses an oriental air, with the absence of pews and chairs and the spreading of mats on the floor,
both for clergy and laity. The religious services of morning and evening prayer and regular weekly Eucharist are conducted in Sinhala,
Tamil and English languages in succession.
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Our library contains around 26,000 usable titles and about 600 reference volumes.
The library subscribes to about 70 periodicals and local weeklies around
the world.
The books in our library are mainly written in English and deal with Christian Theology, Biblical studies, Other Religions,
Church and General History, Sociology and Tamil and Sinhala Literature.
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Church History Documentation Centre is a very special contribution that the
Theological College of Lanka would be making to the Church in Sri Lanka, by collecting, restoring,
preserving and documenting all the available material pertaining to the History of Christianity in Sri Lanka.
It is expected that this Centre will serve as the Sri Lanka Church archives, in the days to come.
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The College Bank:
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Name of A/C:
Theological College of Lanka
Bank:
Commercial Bank
SWIFT Code: CCEYLKLX
Branch Address: Commercial
Bank,
Pilimatalawa Branch,
172, Colombo Road,
Embilmeegama,
Pilimatalawa.
Branch Code:
7056-109
A/C No.
1109002496 |
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(Last Modified February 2010)
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