St Luke's Church is situated in the Borella district of Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

The Venerable Lorenz Beven, Archdeacon of Colombo noted that 'The development of Maradana in consequence of the establishment of hospitals in that area created the necessity for a Church.

[2] St Luke's Church was in the forefront of missionary activity including ministering to medical professionals in Colombo.

[2] A regular service was held at 5:30 am to cater to the needs of medical professionals before they went on duty in the local hospitals.

The service was attended by national and international broadcasters including the Director-General of CBC, Neville Jayaweera.