(Prior to the foundation of TCL, Jackson served as the founding director of the Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue in Colombo).

Over 90% of the active clergy in the constituent churches in Sri Lanka today have received their theological and pastoral education at the TCL.

His efforts eventually created what is now called the Ceylon Liturgy, using Sinhala folk music derived from sources such as the paddy farmers, cartmen and boatmen in rural areas of Sri Lanka.

The coalition government headed by the newly formed Sri Lanka Freedom Party set out to establish a new cultural identity.

The Church equally accepted the importance of local languages but saw its own future looking very bleak when the government decided to take over management of the school network.

In 1963 three of the Protestant churches in Sri Lanka, namely Anglican, Methodist and Baptist decided to form a theological college for the training of future ministers.

The inculturisation process was not able to baptize the Sri Lankan culture and make a significant impact upon societies influenced by Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.

The churches in Sri Lanka felt that the Western influence in architecture, music and worship forms merely imitated the West.

Therefore, people desired to experience the gospel in a truly Sri Lankan context, thereby expressing their faith and worship of God by using their own language, symbols, songs, dances and other social and cultural idioms.

Therefore, in order to produce an indigenous theology, it is essential to understand the meaning of Sinhala and Tamil cultures in Sri Lanka.

Sinhala and Tamil lecturers always try to give a summary in another language to make students from other ethnic groups feel comfortable.

The theologising process has helped the students to identify the needs, aspirations and anxieties of the people in a given area and to respond theologically, to know the involvement of the churches and their relationship with one another and with other faiths, in an attempt to discern the work of God through people of other faiths, ideologies and other organisations, to learn from the experiences of different individuals and organisations, already involved in the community and to be challenged for a creative and a fruitful contextual ministry in the areas, where they will be placed in the future++ 1.

Pastoral Praxis A Consultation committee appointed by the Protestant churches in Sri Lanka to submit a report for discussion.

The committee reported back on 17 September 1952 that it was time to re-study the problems and progress of Sri Lankan theological education.

This report and all the discussions on this topic took place previously made the Churches in Sri Lanka felt that the present Western influence in architecture, music and forms of worship merely imitates the West.

Therefore, people should experience the Gospel in a truly Sri Lankan context, thereby expressing their faith and worship of God by using their own language, symbols, songs, dances and other social and cultural patterns.

The first meeting of the Board of Governors of the Theological College of Lanka was held on 15 December 1961 at the Methodist Headquarters in Colombo to look at a suitable venue.

On 9 February 1963, Cannon de Mel reported back, "Senate passed a resolution that the Principal of TCL should apply for affiliation."

From this point onwards several decisions were made based on suggestions and papers to make the theological education in Sri Lanka contextually routed to the country.

"[9] Based on a paper presented by the Rev C. D. E. Premawardena dated 31 October 1968, the BOG decided to initiate three units at the college.

[9] The Department of Lay Training launched a correspondence course, 'The Christian Faith' in January 1972 initiated by the Rev Georg E. Good.

Theological Education faced with the challenge of Peace building and Reconciliation, Justice and Reconstruction in a nation that struggles to be a just society for all communities.

Civil conflict has devastated all communities and people have lost the public trust for a political solution to the national problem.

"The journal is to enfold the thoughts, ideas and theology kindled by the people living in, migrated from or closely connected with the island called Sri Lanka.

SLJTR is the story of a people’s dynamic corporative response to the challenge of the Gospel of Christ and of life in the environment of Sri Lanka.

Spouses of the married students who are brilliant in vocational skills requested a systematic training programme during their stay as a family in the college.

On 9 July 2010: A Seminar on Future of wider ecumenism in Asia conducted by Dr. Hope Antone, the executive Secretary for mission and formation of CCA.

In July 2013 the Theological College of Lanka celebrated her Golden Jubilee under the leadership of Dr. Jerome Sahabandhu as TCL's principal.

October 2013 a TCL team took part, presented a drama directed by Sudesh De Silva, a lay artist, in the World Council of Churches General Assembly in Busan, South Korea: the theme was God of Life lead us to justice and peace.

Global theological education movement has changed into more toward collaboration and networking, building collective research and partnerships, digital teaching and engagement; Amidst, TCL's call is to equip God's servants to face challenges and see new opportunities of God's mission; every change poses us with opportunities to serve in a more meaningful way; so TCL is in constant discernment for this holy task as we head for the next 15 years of ministry of theological education in Sri Lanka and beyond.