National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka

The National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL) was formed in 1952 shortly after Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948.

With the mission of serving the national church, NCEASL is committed to transforming the nation through proactive involvement in three key areas:-

Mission and evangelism
Religious liberty and human rights
Social concern and economic sufficiency.

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NCEASL serves Sri Lanka's national church

Despite Sri Lanka's brutal 25-year civil war, the Alliance grew significantly. Today, NCEASL is reporting an 'upsurge of spiritual life and vision' among believers. WorldShare is coming alongside the Alliance to support its church-planting and training initiatives.
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Since its inception the Alliance has grown significantly and today consists of organizations representing more than 200,000 evangelical Christians throughout the country.

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When Sri Lanka's civil war finally ended in 2009, WorldShare’s appeal to assist families displaced by the violent end to the conflict generated further essential help which was channelled through NCEASL.

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Fishermen at work on Sri Lankan coast

In recent years, Sri Lanka has experienced not only war, but terrible natural disaster. Of all the countries affected by the 2004 tsunami, Sri Lanka suffered the greatest loss of life as a proportion of its population, with 31,000 known victims.

WorldShare channelled tsunami appeal funds for the relief work of NCEASL. As the focus moved to longer term sustainable development, the spiritual needs of survivors, their families and the wider population were addressed as well as physical needs.

From mid-2005, a team of 50 ministry workers enabled NCEASL to strengthen Sri Lanka's evangelical churches alongside long-term relief and development.

MINISTRY LEADERSHIP

Godfrey Yogarajah was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the 1960s. A vigorous campaigner for religious freedom in Sri Lanka and throughout Asia, Godfrey’s efforts have been recognized with several international humanitarian awards.

He has served since 1990 as the General Secretary of the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka, and has also served as the General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of Asia for eight years.

Godfrey is married to Roshani who works for an organization involved in de-mining.

PROJECTS

(Click on the links to see details of the projects of this ministry partner)

234002 - Livelihood for Displaced People

234003 - Motorbikes