THE QUICK RUNDOWN:
ARE WE IN FULL COMMUNION: Yes.
CAN MAR THOMA CLERGY SERVE IN AN EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Yes.
CAN MAR THOMA CLERGY BECOME EPISCOPAL CLERGY WITHOUT RE-ORDINATION: Yes, under canon III.10.2.
CAN EPISCOPAL CLERGY SERVE IN A MAR THOMA CHURCH: Yes.
CAN MAR THOMA LAITY BE MEMBERS OF AN EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Yes.
ARE MAR THOMA LAITY CONFIRMED OR RECEIVED: Mar Thoma laity who have been confirmed are received into the Episcopal Church. (See Confirmation/Reception Guidelines.)
CAN MAR THOMA CLERGY SERVE IN AN EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Yes.
CAN MAR THOMA CLERGY BECOME EPISCOPAL CLERGY WITHOUT RE-ORDINATION: Yes, under canon III.10.2.
CAN EPISCOPAL CLERGY SERVE IN A MAR THOMA CHURCH: Yes.
CAN MAR THOMA LAITY BE MEMBERS OF AN EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Yes.
ARE MAR THOMA LAITY CONFIRMED OR RECEIVED: Mar Thoma laity who have been confirmed are received into the Episcopal Church. (See Confirmation/Reception Guidelines.)
Updated 1/15/18
Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, India (1979)
The Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar traces its roots back 2,000 years to the introduction of Christianity into India. In 1979 The Episcopal Church entered into full communion through recognition of the historic succession of the Mar Thoma Church. Recent years have seen the establishment of congregations in the United States and an increased presence of the Mar Thoma Church.
IMPORTANT WEBSITES FOR THIS RELATIONSHIP
The Mar Thoma page at Ecumenical and Interreligious Relationships
The Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar traces its roots back 2,000 years to the introduction of Christianity into India. In 1979 The Episcopal Church entered into full communion through recognition of the historic succession of the Mar Thoma Church. Recent years have seen the establishment of congregations in the United States and an increased presence of the Mar Thoma Church.
IMPORTANT WEBSITES FOR THIS RELATIONSHIP
The Mar Thoma page at Ecumenical and Interreligious Relationships