Wesleyan Methodist Mission, North Ceylon was formed as part of the Wesleyan Methodist Mission of Ceylon, the oldest

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Mission to be established in East in 1814. The North Ceylon Mission was established to specifically cater to the

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speaking Sri Lankans in Jaffna,

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and

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where

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Missionaries established number of schools and churches. It also catered to the indigenous Vedda people. Peter Percival (1803 - 1882) was one of the Mission's prominent educators.

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