Ecumenical Relations
The church actively participates in the programs of the World Council of Churches, the Christian Conference of Asia, the National Council of Churches and the Kerala Christian Council.
Mar Thoma Church was attending meetings of World Council of Churches from its first meeting in 1948. At the WCC meeting held in Evanston, Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan was elected as one of its presidents. Since then the Church representatives attended all the General meetings.
The Mar Thoma Church is in full communion relationship with the Anglican Communion. It is also in communion with the Malabar Independent Syrian Church (also known as Independent Syrian Church of Thozhiyoor) although the doctrinal positions are not mutually accepted in full. The Marthoma Church also keeps good ecumenical relations with other Christian Churches around the globe.
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