THE MALABAR INDEPENDENT SYRIAN CHURCH

The Malabar Independent Syrian Church is one of the churches that formed by dividing the Malankara Church in the year 1772. It is also known as the Thozhiyur Sabha. It is one of the churches in the Saint Thomas Christian community that claims its origin to Thomas the Apostle, and as such it is considered as a part of Syrian Orthodox Group. The church was named as the Malabar Independent Syrian Church as per a court verdict in 1862. This church has its headquarters at Kunnamkulam in Thrissur Dist.