Denominational Profile
Notes
| According to tradition, the Mar Thoma Church was established as a result of the apostolic mission of St. Thomas in 52 A.D. It has been in full communion with the Anglican Church since 1954. Commencing as a small prayer group in Queens, New York, in 1972, the first approved parish was recognized in New York in 1976. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1997 |
38 |
65 |
30,000 |
| 2000 |
47 |
68 |
32,000 |
| 2002 |
47 |
68 |
32,500 |
| 2003 |
50 |
72 |
35,000 |
| 2004 |
48 |
73 |
40,000 |
| 2005 |
46 |
74 |
40,000 |
| 2008 |
63 |
85 |
42,000 |
| 2009 |
66 |
80 |
43,500 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
