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Christ Church Mirihana Celebrates 125 years
View(s):Christ Church Mirihana celebrated held its 125th anniversary on April 7, 2015 and a Festal Service was held on the 11th. The little church was built 
when a group of Christians living in Mirihana, headed by the members of the Christian Missionary movement in Mirihana, felt that the Christian community needed a place of worship.
A Christian without a church is like an organ without a body, sheep without a flock or a child without a family. Realizing this, Joseph de Silva spontaneously offered 11 perches of land from his property “The Mirihana Walawwa” (now the Mirihana Police Station) for the construction of the church. When completed it was a beautiful little building. The then Bishop of Colombo Rt. Rev R.S. Copleston conducted a dedication service on Monday, April 7, 1890.
Christ Church Mirihana became an independent parish in 1998 and its first parish priest was Fr. Emmanuel Gnanapragasam. Prior to 1998, more than 10 priests have served the congregation. At present, the church is under the care of Fr. Asiri Fernando Jayasuriya.