In 1924 the Baptist Missionary Society took a decision to gradually withdraw financial support and personnel from Sri Lanka.
This marked the movement by which local leadership began to assert itself and the Baptist community became self-supporting and took on a more truly Sri Lankan image.
In 1957, soon after the social transition that was set in motion and a swing towards emphasis on the national languages the name was changed to Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya[4][5][6] a literal translation of Ceylon Baptist Council to Sinhala in keeping with national trends in the country by an act of parliament.
[7] Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya includes four main departments also identified as auxiliaries: The Ceylon Baptist church established many secondary and primary schools in all parts of the island from its inception.
The schools were established by the Baptist Missionary Society (BMS) and were mainly under the care of the foreign missionaries and several secular foreign men and women along with the local Christian community.
The Baptists established the schools to uplift the education and living standards of the Ceylonese and to spread the Gospel.
In the 1960s most private schools were handed over to the government to establish a non-fee levying education system.
The village is completed and also consists of a student Library, A community center, A preschool, and a self-employment project in operation.
The church manages two elders' homes, one in Hendala and the other in Kotikawatha providing love and care to the senior citizens.