St Michael and All Angels Church, Polwatte

St Michael and All Angels Church, Polwatte (Sinhala: කොල්ලුපිටිය ගල් පල්ලිය) is located in Kollupitiya, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Solomon David from Kotahena began holding regular services in a house in the area.

In 1853 the first chapel in Polwatte, located near the present junction of Hudson’s Road and Mohandiram’s Lane, was dedicated to St. Thomas by Bishop James Chapman.

[1][2] The chapel was essentially a small building with a cadjan roof and half walls.

Two years later it was enlarged and dedicated to St. Thomas on his feast day, 21 December 1867 by Bishop Piers Claughton.

Church interior