The Mar Thoma Church forms part of the ancient Syrian Church of Malabar. As has been noted, the ancient Syrian Church came into being as a result of the strenuous missionary endeavors of the St. Thomas the Apostle. Mar Thoma Church once confined only to central Travancore, Kerala, India, now spans across many countries. As the people of Kerala went outside seeking jobs and livelihood, our Church also began to widen its branches and thus we established parishes and mission fields in North India, extending to Nepal and then to Malaysia, Singapore and the Persian Gulf. And now we have parishes in Europe, America, Australia and in many other parts of the world. The Mar Thoma Church has become a Global Church.