Methodist Church in Sri Lanka

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Methodist Church of Sri Lanka
Classification	Protestant (Methodist)
Associations	World Council of Churches, Christian Conference of Asia, National Christian Council of Sri Lanka, World Methodist Council
Members	32,000 (2010)[1]
Tertiary institutions	Methodist College, Colombo
Official website	methodistsrilanka.org

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The Methodist Church of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රි ලංකා මෙතොදිස්ත සභාව Sri Lanka Methodista Sabhava) (Tamil language: இலங்கை மெதடிஸ்த திருச்சபை Illangai Methadistha Thiruchabai) is a Protestant Christian denomination in Sri Lanka. Its headquarters is in Colombo and was established on 29 June 1814.^[2] It is a member of the World Council of Churches, the Christian Conference of Asia, the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka and the World Methodist Council.