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Epiphany Mar Thoma Church

In the early 1970’s, when Indian immigration to the United States was just beginning, South Indian Malaylee Christians were seeking to worship and fellowship in their own language and culture. In New York, they just started interdenominational Christian prayer groups in people’s homes. In the late 70’s, under the leadership of Rev.Oommen Koruthu (late His Grace Rt.Rev.Dr. Zachrias Mar Theophilus Suffragan Metropolitan) who was then a student at Princeton Theogical Seminary. Mar Thoma Christians started the Mar Thoma Congregation Of Greater,NY.They started Mar Thoma worship services near 174th Street in Manhattan renting space from a Presbyterian Church. The Mar Thoma Church community grew quickly as they supported each other in faith through tough immigration systems.

In a June,1981 the Mar Thoma Church Of Brooklyn Queens(later called Epiphany Mar Thoma Church) had finally rented space from the Epiphany Episcopal Church.In 1982 they adopted the name “Epipany Mar Thoma Church”

Today we have about 268 families in the Epiphany Mar Thoma Church.