Ecumenical Relations
The Malabar Independent Syrian Church maintains good relations with the other Malankara churches, especially the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church. Despite its small size, it has had a significant impact on the history of the Saint Thomas Christian community. On several occasions Thoziyur bishops have stepped in to consecrate bishops for the other churches when the episcopal succession (particularly the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church), and therefore the churches themselves, were in danger. Mar Philoxenos II Kidangan (1811–1829) of the Thozhiyur Church consecrated three successive bishops in the Malankara Church: Mar Dionysius II on March 22, 1816, Mar Dionysius III on October 19, 1817, and Mar Dionysius IV on August 27, 1825.
Malabar Independent Syrian Church is a member of the Christian Conference of Asia, the Council of Churches in India, and the Kerala Council of Churches. Other ecumenical links have been developed, not least with the Anglican and Lutheran Churches. This has been facilitated through a support group based in England, where the Church is a registered charitable trust.
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