{"id":24788,"date":"2026-02-07T11:22:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T11:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/?page_id=24788"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:12:23","slug":"mar-thoma-evangelistic-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/mar-thoma-evangelistic-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association is the missionary wing of the Mar Thoma Church. The first and oldest of the National Missionary Movement in India. Owes its origin to the enduring vision of a small band of devout men-eleven laymen and one priest- who gathered for prayer in the upper room of the Kadavil Malika (Kallissery-Chengannur) on the banks of River Pamba. This Missionary Movement was started in the wake of the Reformation Movement pioneered by Abraham Malpan, the Martin Luther of the East. It marked the resurgence of the Ancient Church in Kerala and has given new life and inspiration for the total renewal and mission of the church. The Church awoke to its missionary task and the Evangelistic Association was formed in the year 1888 ad was registered under the Company\u2019s Act of India.<\/p>

137 years have elapsed since its inception and the Association has grown far beyond the dreams and imaginations of the original founders. Rapid strides of progress have been made in evangelistic endeavours in and outside Kerala. This spectacular growth was achieved through the untiring efforts, devotion, commitment and missionary zeal of our Revered Bishops, Priests, Evangelists, and laymen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Office Information<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/svg><\/span>\n Rev. Abby K. Joshua
\r\nGeneral Secretary
\r\nMar Thoma Evangelistic Association
\r\nTiruvalla - 689 101
\r\nKerala, India<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n <\/svg><\/span>\n mteatvla@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n <\/svg><\/span>\n +91 469 2630587<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/svg><\/span>\n +91 8330050970<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n <\/svg><\/span>\n www.mtea.in<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n Patron<\/span>\n Most Rev. Dr. Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n President<\/span>\n Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n General Secretary<\/span>\n Rev. Abby K. Joshua<\/span>\n \n 9745784218<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Correspondence Secretary<\/span>\n Prof. Abraham P. Mathew<\/span>\n \n 9447335366<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Travelling Secretary<\/span>\n Rev. Gigi Varghese<\/span>\n \n 9447565063<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Treasurer<\/span>\n Dr. Abey Thomas Varickad<\/span>\n \n 8606749050<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Gospel Team Director<\/span>\n Rev. Sunil A. John<\/span>\n \n 9846989439<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Our Impact in Numbers<\/h3>\n
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\n 51<\/span>\n Mission Fields<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 207<\/span>\n Mission Centres<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 72<\/span>\n Missionaries<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 186<\/span>\n Evangelists<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 68<\/span>\n Retired Evangelists<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 460<\/span>\n Related Workers<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 3<\/span>\n Evangelists\u2019 Training Institutes<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 15497<\/span>\n Village Sunday School Students<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 2890<\/span>\n Village covered by Evangelists<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 15<\/span>\n No. of States Reached<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 3<\/span>\n Union Territories covered<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 40<\/span>\n Primary Schools<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 2<\/span>\n Ashrams<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 1<\/span>\n Nursing School<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 1<\/span>\n Nursing College<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 2<\/span>\n Colleges<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 4<\/span>\n Higher Secondary Schools<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 5<\/span>\n High Schools<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 3<\/span>\n English Medium Schools<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 3<\/span>\n Tribal-Village Hostels<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 5<\/span>\n Destitute Homes<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 3<\/span>\n Hospitals<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association The Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association is the missionary wing of the Mar Thoma Church. The first and oldest of the National Missionary Movement in India. Owes its origin to the enduring vision of a small band of devout men-eleven laymen and one priest- who gathered for prayer in the upper room […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24788","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26243,"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24788\/revisions\/26243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-services.live\/marthoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}