The Orthodox Christian Youth Movement
The Orthodox Christian Youth Movement (OCYM), the Youth-wing of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, contributes to the Church and community in the three-fold path of worship, study and service. It aims at molding the minds and visions of the youth against the background of the contemporary issues.
A spiritual organisation with the name Yuvajana Sangam was working effectively in various places and parishes. It was in 1933 that the attempts to bring together the local youth fellowships and to start a Parish–Centered Syrian Yuvajana Sangam was materialized with the active leadership of Joseph Mar Severios Valakuzhyil Episcopa (President) and Rev Fr TS Abraham (Secretary). The historic conference in 1936 held at Mavelikara broadened the vision and the Sangam was established as the official wing of the Church. The year 1958 was decisive when the annual conference held in Puthupally officially accepted the title "The Orthodox Christian Youth Movement" and initiatives were taken to start a monthly publication (now Orthodox Yuvajanam).
Leadership
President: H. G. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Yulios Metropolitan
Vice President: Fr. Shiji Koshy, Ph: +91 9496466192
General Secretary: Fr. Viju Elias, Ph: 91 94475 07880
Treasurer: Sri. Pearl Kanneth, Ph: +91 99462 91947
Central Office
Orthodox Christian Youth Movement of the East
St. Thomas Bhavan, Orthodox Youth Centre,
Old Seminary Road, Chungam, Kottayam, Kerala, India 689 001
Contact Number: 0481 – 2583997
Email: indianocym@gmail.com
Website: www.ocymonline.org