Wesleyan Methodist Mission, North Ceylon was formed as part of theWesleyan Methodist Mission of Ceylon, the oldestWesleyan Mission to be established in East in 1814. The North Ceylon Mission was established to specifically cater to theTamil speaking Sri Lankans inJaffna,Trincomalee andBatticaloa whereMethodist Missionaries established number of schools and churches. It also catered to the indigenousVedda people.

• Peter Percival (1803 - 1882) was one of the Mission's prominent educators.
• Robert Atherton (civil servant)

• Armstrong, Samuel T (1863).The Missionary herald:Volume 59. American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
• South India Missionary Conference (1879).The Missionary conference: south India and Ceylon, 1879. Addison and Co.

• Wesleyan Methodist Mission, North Ceylon
• Evangelical organizations established in the 19th century