Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam Led by and for the youth
Formed with view that the youth of the church should accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord, and bear witness to His miracles and powers, the Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam came into being in 1933 Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam (MTYS) was formed with the view that youth of the Church should accept Jesus Christ as their saviour and Lord, and bear witness to His powers. V.P Mammen and the Vice- Presidents were Rev. C M John (later Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan) and the first Secretary was Mr. V E Thomas (later Rev. V E Thomas, Singapore). Branches of the Sakhyam were set up in the Parishes with a four-fold programme of worship, study, witness and service. Dr. M.M Thomas was appointed as Organising Secretary in 1945 and he was the full time worker of the Sakhyam. Under his dynamic leadership, the Sakhyam struck deep roots and spread its branches far and wide. Most of the Parishes both inside and outside Kerala have branches of the Sakhyam. A group of such branches forms a Centre (Pradeshika Group). There are a number of such Centres under each Diocese. The Constitution of the Sakhyam prescribes that the President should be a Bishop of the Church. Rt .Rev Joseph Mar Barnabas Episcopa is the President and Rev Shaiju P John is the General Secretary. Rev Abraham Kuruvilla and Rev Abin Srampickal Abraham are the Assistant Secretaries. NAZRETH MARTHOMA YUVAJANA SAKHYAM OFFICE BE
