Seminars & Conferences

Seminars and Conferences are a way for the Body of Christ to come together to study the Word of God in-depth and to learn new methods of reaching out to the community and engaging those around them. These seminars and conferences are open to pastors, leaders, and Christian workers in the community.

GUEST SPEAKERS AT UCF STAFF MEETINGS – FOR NEXT 3 MONTHS - 2021

January 28th (Poya Day) - Mr. Leo Fonseka (Thursday) Mr. Leo Fonseka is a lay preacher in the Methodist Church and has served on the boards of various organizations and was previously attached to the United Nations Office in Sri Lanka. He is also a Consultant to the Board of Management of the UCF. /

March 27th - Pastor Roville Blom (Saturday) Senior Pastor of the Calvary Church in Moratuwa. Ex President of the Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka

February 26th (Poya day) - Dr. Ajith Fernando (Friday) Dr. Ajith Fernando – former National Director for 35 years, is now the Teaching Director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka. He is one of the founders of the Colombo Theological College and was a Key Speaker at the Regional Conference of Billy Graham held in Amsterdam in the year 2000. He is the author of seventeen books on Christian leadership published in twenty languages and is a Bible teacher with a worldwide ministry.

Please pray for these upcoming staff meetings that the guidance and grace of God will be upon these speakers and our staff will be enlightened by their messages.

Seminar for Christian Workers “10 Bridges of Communication”

On the 6th of October there was heavy rains and thunder storm in the Kalutara district and other districts of the country. As this is the rainy season now we are expecting more rains and storms as per the weather forecast. The worst affected was Kalutara district where our Church in Neboda got flooded and many families were affected. The pastor working there informed me by phone on Sunday 7th of the situation. Many trees have fallen and the rivers are overflowing. The area has 150 mm of rainfall and many houses have gone under water. I have visited the areas that are reachable on Tuesday 9th to assess the situation. Some areas are not accessible due to the flood waters.

Our church in Neboda is surrounded by water and thousands of people are affected with some deaths too in Neboda and other areas. Having seen the situation we are concerned about Neboda and plan to give 50 affected families some boxes of dry rations to ease their burden which is within our limit. We are sharing this with you as we consider you as brothers and sisters in Christ to request you for your prayers in this difficult situation. We do not want to trouble or burden you every time as we know this situation takes place in other countries too and you have other commitments. However, you are free to do as you wish and pray that God will provide all our needs to help these affected families in Neboda.

Seminar for Christian Workers “10 Bridges of Communication”

30th September 2018 Rev. Charles Shaheen of the Global Mission Ministries Finland has worked as a pastor for the past 40 years travelling as a missionary and Conference Speaker to many countries. He is married and has lived in the USA for many years. On invitation, he visited the UCF for 2 days on 29th and 30th September. We are glad that he preached at our Sunday Service on the 30th at our Bethel Fellowship Center in Moratuwa. His message was on the theme of healing and the grace and mercy of God.

He also spoke on his own experience on how God converted him and chose him to fulfill His purpose in his life. It was a great blessing and encouragement to the congregation of over 150 believers who attended the service. After the service there was a time of fellowship and individual prayer for the people. We thank God for his ministry and for his partnership with the ministry of the UCF.

Visit of Rev. Dr. Charles Shaheen from Finland

It was a great pleasure for us to have Reggie and Chris with us for a few days from 26th January. He participated in our staff meeting on 27th delivering the message whilst also sharing his personal testimony on how the Lord delivered him from an incurable illness which was a great encouragement to the staff. He also shared his vision to fulfill God’s purpose working amongst the needy.

He also participated in our Sunday Service at Bethel Center Moratuwa where he met with the new believers, youth ministry members and Sunday school teachers. His visit was indeed a blessing to the UCF ministry.

'Inglis Cleark Circle' Programme

Conducted by Mr. David Morris, Australia. 22 – 24 January 2015

Mr. David Morris is the National Director for Australian Republican Movement in Canberra, Australia. He has also worked in the UN Office in Canberra, Australia. Mr. Morris was on a tour to the Eastern Europe for 3 weeks and visited Sri Lanka from 22-24 January to conduct Inglis Clark Training Programme for the youth at the UCF Center in Moratuwa.

It was a tremendous encouragement to all the participants who attended from different places. Further, Rev Fernando together with Mr. Morris had the privilege of meeting the Australian High Commissioner at a brief meeting at the High Commission office in Colombo. Subsequently they were able to visit the Health Ministry in Colombo to meet the newly appointed Health Minister at his duty ceremony upon an invitation.

Visit of Pastor & Mrs. Thomas Hilsberg

Pastor Thomas Hilsberg and his wife from Germany were on holiday in Sri Lanka from 5th to 23rd November 2018. During this time they paid a visit to the UCF. Pastor Hilsberg and his wife are long standing friends of Rev. Ranjan Fernando. They visited the UCF Bethel Fellowship Center in Neboda along with Rev. Fernando on the 20th. Pastor Hilsberg conducted a brief service where he spoke on the grace and mercy of God.

After the service there was a time of fellowship with the believers after which he joined in our relief programme in Neboda where we distributed boxes of dry rations to the families affected by the recent flood. On the morning of 21st November Pastor Thomas and his wife visited the UCF Bethel Nursery School and in the afternoon visited the slum fishing community children in Moratuwa and took part in the feeding program. We had a great time of fellowship and his visit was a blessing and encouragement to us.

Visit of Pastor & Mrs. Thomas Hilsberg

A Seminar titled “Communication Bridges to Oral Cultures”, training evangelists to communicate the Scriptures using oral Bible strategies was held in Bethel Fellowship Center Moratuwa on Saturday 17th March 2018. This Seminar was conducted by Rev. Dil Bahadur who works together with different churches in Nepal.

Having worked for the Campus Crusade for Christ in the past he works as a missionary traveling to many countries in Asia training Christian leaders. The seminar was well attended by participants from many other denominations around Moratuwa and Kalutara areas and ended on a very successful note.

'Building on Foundation' Seminar

Conducted by Christian Leaders And Pastors 10-11 OCTOBER 2014

This seminar was held at the Moratuwa UCF Community Centre. Over 75 Christian Leaders and Workers from different denominations and different locations were in attendance. The seminar was conducted by Rev. Alan Reeves from the Branches Christian Fellowship of the United Kingdom. Prior to establishing this ministry Rev. Reeves served as a Methodist Minister for many years in the UK. He has visited several countries over the years and his ministry and Bible teaching has been a tremendous blessing to many people. It was a great privilege and tremendous blessing for UCF and all who attended the seminar to come under the teaching of Rev. Reeves.

In August 2013, the team from Switzerland came to lead the UCF Pastors and Christian Workers Seminar held in Moratuwa and Kandy. During this seminar, the team spoke about understanding our true identity as a child of God and the importance of prayer in our everyday lives. In October 2013, Rev. & Mrs. Alan Reeve from the United Kingdom led the seminar on "Victorious Christian Living" in Moratuwa. During this 2-day conference, Rev. Reeve shared with participants about gaining victory over difficulties in life as well as gaining victory over sin, Satan, and death.

Seminar on “Kingdom Living”: The Sermon on the Mount

Conducted by Rev. and Mrs. Alan Reeves,, UK 10th & 11th March 2017.

A two day seminar for Pastors and Christian Workers was held at the UCF Community Center in Moratuwa on the 10th and 11th of March 2017. This was conducted by Rev. & Mrs. Alan Reeves from UK.

Rev. Alan Reeves is a former Methodist Minister. The theme of the Seminar was “Kingdom Living – The Sermon on the Mount”. The seminar was well attended and all those who were present were greatly inspired and encouraged

'Inglis Cleark Circle' Programme

Conducted by Mr. David Morris, Australia. 22 – 24 January 2015

Seminar on Life and Ministry of the Prophet Ezekiel

Conducted by Rev. and Mrs. Alan Reeves, UK

The UCFSL organized two seminars in Moratuwa and in Kandy on 29th and 30th of October 2015 and 31st October 2015, respectively. These two seminars were conducted by Rev. Alan Reeves and his wife, Mrs. Margot Reeves from UK which was based on the Life and Ministry of the Prophet Ezekiel. Rev. Alan’s preaching was really awesome and everyone present including the Pastors and Christian leaders and all those participated were thoroughly impressed.

There were 75 participants for this seminar which was held at the UCF Fellowship Center in Moratuwa on the 29th and 30th of October 2015. As Rev. Alan conducted the seminar in English it was instantly interpreted to Sinhala for the benefit of those who attended. Thereafter, Rev. and Mrs. Reeves proceeded to Kandy accompanied by Rev. R. S. Fernando. On Saturday, the 31st of October 2015 Rev. Alan conducted the seminar at the Methodist Church in Kandy attended by 125 participants. Rev. Alan’s sermons undoubtably imparted a great knowledge to all those who were present and it was a great blessing to all of them.