كان SMYM يعمل في أبرشية Kanjirapally منذ عام 1978
The Syro Malabar Youth Movement (SMYM) is the official youth movement of the Syro Malabar Church. SMYM, formerly known as Yuvaddepthy -KCYM, was working in the Diocese of Kanjirapally since 1978. Diocese of Kanjirapally includes the civil districts of Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta. The SMYM is active in the 147 parishes of the diocese. The Laity Commission of the Syro Malabar Church took up the initiatives in 2011 to coordinate the different youth movements in our Church and to bring more than 1.6 million youth of the Syro Malabar Church scattered all over the world. The official Youth Movement of the Syro Malabar Church – SMYM – was commenced on the 30th day of August 2014 with the Approval of the Synod of the Bishops. The Syro Malabar Synodal Youth Commission was also constituted in 2015. The SMYM is flourishing with a decisive presence in all the 29 dioceses and four major mission centers of the Syro Malabar Church in India and abroad.