SRI LANKAN MINISTER

St Andrew’s Scots Kirk in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has appointed its first Sri Lankan minister. The Rev Roshan Mendis was inducted to the 175-year-old congregation in April. Over the years, Mr Mendis has served as a visiting preacher at St Andrew’s Scots Kirk in the absence of a permanent minister. Since 2023 he has been the locum of the congregation.

Mr Mendis served the Dutch Reformed Church as a minister for 23 years, and has also served on the Board of Governors of the Colombo Theological Seminary, and Methodist College. He has also served on the Executive Committee of the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka and the Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka.

The induction was led by Thijs Polstra (Amsterdam), the Moderator of the International Presbytery and the Rev Páraic Réamonn, Interim Moderator for Colombo.