Pastor threatened with death 
Weeraketiya (Hambanthota District)

8th - 13th April 2009

The Pastor and his family are threatened by men who arrive at their house and also through telephone calls. The pastor was threatened with death and verbally abused. He was given an ultimatum to move out from the area by the end of this month. Worship services on Good Friday and Easter Sunday were suspended and the pastor’s children were moved to a safe location.

Gang breaks in to Church and steals documents Methodist Church
Pepiliyana, Dehiwela (Colombo District)

5th April 2009

An unidentified gang broke in through the back door and windows of this 150 year old church during the night and looted valuable musical instruments, Bibles, Hymn Books and other documents including Baptism and marriage records. The attackers took away all church documents and records from the church office.
Although items of value were also taken, church sources say the deliberate removal of church records and documents which are of no monetary value indicate the motive was not robbery. The incident occurred the same night after the church celebrated Palm Sunday with a traditional procession.

Christians threatened  
Several church congregations in Kommatalamadu and Amanthanaveli, Vakari (Batticaloa District)

April 2009

Christians find it difficult to meet together for worship due to threats. A pastoral worker visiting Christian families was threatened and chased away by the majority Hindu villagers. 

Pastor and worker attacked with machete Vineyard Community Church
Pannala (Kurunegala District)

25th March 2009

At approximately 7.00p.m. the assistant pastor and a worker were attacked by a man wielding a machetes. The attacker entered the church building through the back door and carried out a brutal attack which lasted about 10 minutes. The pastors sustained cut wounds to the head, lips, hands and arms and were treated at the Makandura Hospital and later rushed to the Government Hospital in Colombo for further treatment.