Ordination
To further his studies, he was making arrangements to go to Agra, when he was called by Dr.Abraham Mar Thoma Metropolitan to join the ministry. He accepted the offer and in 1945 joined United Theological College, Bangalore. During his holidays, on June 7, 1946 he was ordained as a clergy. He returned to Bangalore and in addition to his studies, was also the Assistant vicar to the Mar Thoma parish.
In 1948 he completed the course and was offered admission at Union Theological college, New York. He was able to obtain S.T.M. (Master of Systematic Theology). In 1949 he was at Hartford Seminary Foundation for his PhD. He received his Ph.D in 1951. The title of his thesis was, “Viśvarūpa Darśana : a study of the vision of God in the Bhagavadgītā”.
After returning to India in 1951, he was appointed as the vicar of Manganam (near Kottayam) Marthoma church for about a year.
It was at this time Mar Thoma Church opened a College for higher education at Tiruvalla. Rev. M.G.Chandy was appointed as its first principal and the college opened 1952.
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