About MGO Youth Movement,Vallamala,Kunnamthanam in , Kunnamthanam

The Orthodox Christian Youth Movement was formed in 1936 at Mavelikara under the patronage of H.H. Mar Baselios Geevarghese II. Mr. Daniel Clery (late H.G. Daniel Mar Philoxenos Metropolitan ) was appointed as the first General Secretary in 1937. In 1954, Mr. T.C. Oommen was appointed as the full time General Secretary. During this period the Annual programs called Youth Week was started. In 1957 the first Annual Conference was held at Balikamatom Thiruvalla. The Annual Conference held at Puthuppally in 1958 was a Milestone in the history of the movement. The decisions to rename Yuvajanasamajam as Yuvajanaprasthanam and to start the publication of Orthodox Youth were taken at this meeting. The constitution of the movement was approved in the year 1962, and a Cover collection for raising fund was started along with Youth week during the same year. In May 31, 1986, the Youth Movement celebrated its Golden Jubilee. Diamond Jubilee celebrations were held at Pathanapuram in 1995. In 1999 a grand meeting called Yuvajana sangamam was held under the auspices of the Youth Movement at Kottayam