Indian OCYM

Orthodox Christian Youth Movement of the East (OCYM) with its three- fold path " Worship, Study and Service" is functioning as the youth organisation of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Established in 1936, it aims at moulding the minds and visions of the youth against the background of the contemporary issues. The organisation is blessed with a series of visionary leaders who showed their love and commitment towards church and youth. A spiritual organisation with the name Yuvajana Sangam was working effectively in various places and parishes along with other organisations like Sunday school, suvishesha sangam etc. They helped a lot to anchor the mother church safely in the storm created by the renewal group.

It was in the year 1933 that the attempts to bring together the local youth fellowships and to start a parish–centred syrian Yuvajana Sangam, (youth league) was materialised with the active leadership of Joseph Mar Severios Valakuzhyil Episcopa (President) and Rev Fr TS Abraham (secretery).

The historic canference in 1936 held at Mavelikara broadened the vision of the Yuvajana Sangam and the Sangam was established as the official wing of the Church with Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Philexinos (Puthenkavil Kochu Thirumeni) as president and Clery P E Daniel (Later Daniel Mar Philerinos) as general secretary.

During its long history through these years the organisation has grown and flourished much and is a community that unite youth of Malankara Orthodox church together. OCYM Media Wing acts as a social media to promote and communicate the vision and activities of OCYM.