Holy Trinity Church (Nuwara Eliya) Holy Trinity Church (Sinhala: ශුද්ධ ත්රිත්ව දේවස්ථානය, නුවරඑළිය) is an Anglican church situated in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. It is considered the oldest Anglican church in the city (Abeyawardana, 2004). History The history of this church runs back to the 19th century. On 5 May 1843, a committee meeting for erecting a church was held in Nuwara Eliya and the meeting was attended by Rev. H. von Dadelszen, Colonel Campbell, K. H., Colonel Slade, R. E., Captain Nelson, Lieutenant Watson, C. R. R., and Messrs. E. R. Power, C. C. S., H. C. Selby, C. Temple and E. F. Gepp (Lewis, 1913). The estimated cost for the new church was £900 and the engineer Nelson was chosen as the architect (Lewis, 1913). Building operations of the church commenced in 1845 and the church was consecrated on 24 February 1852 (Abeyawardana, 2004). The Colonial Chaplain Rev. John Vice is said to have pioneered the project (Abeyawardana, 2004). In 1899, the church was enlarged resulting in its present shape (Abeyawardana, 2…
