With its three-fold path "Worship, Study and Service," OCYM functions as the youth organization of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Established in 1936, it aims at moulding the minds and visions of the youth against the background of contemporary issues. The organization is blessed with a series of visionary leaders who showed their love and commitment towards the church and youth. A spiritual organization with the name Yuvajana Sangam was working effectively in various places and parishes along with other organizations 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-centered Syrian Yuvajana Sangam (youth league) were 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 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 Clergy P E Daniel (Later Daniel Mar Philexinos) as general secretary.
During its long history through these years, the organization has grown and flourished much and is a community that unites the youth of the Malankara Orthodox Church together. OCYM Media Wing acts as a social media to promote and communicate the vision and activities of OCYM.
Website: www.ocymonline.org
