It was consecrated on 24 February 1876 (St. Matthias’ Day) by Rt. Revd. Dr. Reginald Stephen Copleston, the 4th Bishop of Colombo.
■ History
The first church school in Lakshapathiya was opened in 1849 and the school building was used as the place for the church services on Sunday. In 1861 there was an idea to establish a church in Lakshapathiya when Abraham Mendis was appointed as the colonial Chaplain for Moratuwa area. After few years Rev. Mendis conceived an idea of having a day school festival and at that time there were only two schools namely Rawatawatte School and Laxapathiya School. On 15 December 1869 the school festival was taken place and at the occasion Charles Henry de Soysa, a Ceylonese entrepreneur and philanthropist, agreed to assist in building a new church for the village.The foundation stone for the church in Lakshapthiya was laid on 24 February 1872 by the Rt. Revd. Hugh Willoughby Jermyn, the 3rd Bishop of Colombo. A bottle containing different coins of Ceylon and an inscription engraved on a metal plate were also laid with the foundation stone. The occasion was attended by the chaplain Rev. A. Mendis, Rev. J. Bacon, Mudaliyar Susew de Soysa, and the land donor Charles Henry de Soysa. By the end of the year 1875 the construction work was finished and the church was consecrated on St. Matthias’ Day, 24 February 1876 by the Rt. Revd. Dr. Reginald Stephen Copleston (the 4th Bishop of Colombo).

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