Church Plants
UCF has established ten church groups throughout Sri Lanka. Seven of these groups are house churches, and three have built UCF Community Centers where church services are conducted in addition to other outreach programmes. Besides worship services, many of these churches also conduct Sunday School programmes and baptism services. Some of the pastors are in full-time ministry with UCF, while others are in part-time ministry.
Easter Sunday Service, 27th March 2016A special service was held on 27th March 2016 at the Moratuwa Fellowship Center which was well attended. The message was shared among the gathering by Rev. R. S. Fernando based on Mark 16:9-18 on the Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Great Commission. It was a great blessing to all believers. The service was followed by a time of fellowship tea.
Click images below to enlarge
Christmas Service, Moratuwa, 25th December 2015
The Christmas Service was held on 25th December 2015 at the UCF Fellowship Center in Moratuwa. Rev. Fernando shared the message base on the True meaning of Christmas. The congregation was gathered from different villages and it was well attended. After the service was a time of fellowship tea.
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubles, neither let it be afraid” John 14:27 Click images below to enlarge
Easter Service, Moratuwa, 5th April 2015
A special Easter service was held at the UCF Community Center in Moratuwa. The message was delivered from John 11:25 about the Resurrection of Jesus by Rev. Fernando. “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he may die, he shall live.”
Further he encouraged the congregation by sharing the above message which was a great blessing and an encouragement to everybody. The service was conducted by Pastor Manoj. After the service was discussion time with the youth. 
Sunday School Ministry, MoratuwaChildren of the UCF believer families from Moratuwa, Piliyandala, and Horana join the worship service in Moratuwa. UCF conducts a children’s ministry with Sunday school classes held for these children.
Please pray for the Lord to provide the needs of these children and also for the teachers who work in this ministry. 
Sunday School Gift Giving Service, Dec. 2014 Children with their gifts
Believers of UCF from Piliyandala, Horana, Panadura and Moratuwa, together with their children, joined together at the service held on 7th Dec at the UCF community Center in Moratuwa. Rev. Fernando shared the message of God on bearing much fruit from John 15:1-8. After the fellowship service was a time of distributing gifts to the Sunday School children. There were non-Christians that attended the service as well. Many shared their testimonies on how the Lord transformed their lives, which was an encouragement to everyone present.
Click images below to enlarge
Christmas Service, 25th December 2014 - Moratuwa
The Christmas service was held on 25th December at the UCF Center in Moratuwa. The Christmas message ‘True meaning of Christmas’ was delivered by Rev. Fernando and the service was led by Pastor Manoj. Believers of Moratuwa, Panadura, Horana, Piliyandala and Bandaragama attended the service. After the service some Christmas gifts were given to the believers’ children and a time of fellowship was held.
Pastor Manoj leading the service
Time of fellowship after the service
|
Water Baptism in Badureliya - January 2016Pastor Sumith from the fellowship Center in Badureliya baptized 13 new believers recently. These new believers have been attending the fellowship services in Badureliya since 1 year before receiving the baptism in which they have accepted Lord Jesus Christ as their personal savior. Please pray to the Lord to honor their spiritual as well as physical needs and that they will glorify His name
Click images below to enlarge
Immersion of Water Baptism - Anuradhapura, August 2015
Anuradhapura is majorly a non-Christian community. UCF Pastor from Dambulla has organized a baptism service in Anuradhapura. There were 10 men and women that received the baptism. They have committed their lives to our Lord Jesus Christ some time ago and have taken the challenge to follow our Lord Jesus Christ as their personal savior. Please pray for the new believers, their families and for their future.
Click images below to enlarge
Immersion Water Baptism - Moratuwa, March 2015
A special water baptism was held on 1 March in Moratuwa. Twenty-one men and women who were from non-Christian backgrounds have committed their lives to our Lord Jesus Christ and received water baptism. These new believers are from Neboda, Piliyandala, and Horana. After the baptism, the service was conducted by the other pastors while the Word of God was delivered by Rev. R. S. Fernando. Bibles were gifted to the new believers who were baptized and fellowship tea was served after the service.
We thank God for the great testimonies of the new believers on their difficult lives and how the Lord has transformed their lives. Please uphold their spiritual needs as well their well being. Christmas Service, Dec. 2014 - Badureliya Bro. Reggie's message
The Christmas gift giving service was held in Badureliya Community Church, which is working together with UCF, on 30th November at the church premises. Over 60 children received gifts from Reggie and Christobel Dissanayake from Sri Lanka who are long standing prayer partners of UCF that live in Sydney. They have provided these gifts to needy children accompanied by Agnes Fernando, wife of Rev. R. S. Fernando.
Click images below to enlarge
A special water baptism service was held on 27 July at Badureliya. 18 new believers who have committed their lives to Lord Jesus Christ and received water baptisms on this day. Two UCF co-workers working in Badureliya baptized them. Rev. Fernando shared the message at the special service held after water baptism. Click images below to englarge
Church Services in Badureliya
Baduraliya is predominately a non-Christian community. Pastor Sumith, married with three children, is heading a ministry in the area who has been working in the rubber plantation community. Generally, these people are very poor and work as laborers in this area who are very low income families. The ministry has been established there for several years. UCF has planted a church there and holds weekly church services in the open air in a temporary shelter. Apart from this, there are regular prayer meetings and Bible studies to encourage new believers. There are many other activities conducted by this ministry as well. They have joined with UCF and are working together. We have accepted them as one of our church plants as part of our ministry. Rev. Fernando visits this church regularly and encourages the congregation there. Click images below to englarge
|
