The church is located on Colombo-Galle main road (A2) approximately 0.35 km (0.22 mi) away from the Dehiwala junction.

The four tombs within the church's graveyard have been formally recognised by the Government as archaeological protected monuments in Sri Lanka.

[1] According to the account of the historian Valentyn, the first reference to a church in Galkissa is in 1705 where it mentions about a church, roofed with tiles and built upon 10 masonry and 20 stone pillars with a wall of clay 3½ft high.

In 1803, during the British rule it is said that there was a church in Galkissa without a roof but with supporting pillars.

The consecration of the restored church was held on 16 February 1843 by the Bishop of Madras, George Spencer.