Estd:1888
YMCA Kunnamkulam
P.B.NO.46, YMCA ROAD, CHIRALAYAM
KUNNAMKULAM-680 503
Ph:04885 224015
The YMCA Movement originally began in post-Industrial England of 19th century in London in the drapery establishment of M/s Hitchcock and Rodgers in which a young apprentice of 21, George Williams, took the initiative in organizing Bible classes in his bedroom in the nature of a mutual edification of the society which brought in a cohesive group of 12 of his co-workers from equal number of denominations of the Christian church to form the Young Men’s Christian Association on June 6, 1844.
Kunnamkulam is a town 23 Kms north of Thrissur. It is Famous for its industries and is known as the " punjab of Kerala. People trace the origin of the YMCA as orphanage that was in existence in Kunnamkulam in 1888. It was located near the present site of the YMCA. Mr. J.B.Palmer, Vice-President, T.C. District Council who visited the YMCA in 1910 asked the Board of Directors to turn their attention to the provision of an Association building and to vacate the building for its legitimate purpose. The Association was working six sunday schools in different parts of the town in 1912. In 1918 a splendid site was purchased and Messrs Chungath C. Tharappan, Panakkal Pathappan Ippuru, Thomas P. Chandy, Job Varghese and others were working hard together to raise the necessary funds to start construction of a building. Bishops H. Packinham Walsh, Abraham Mar Thoma, Messrs E.E. Berry and Hery Osmatton visited Kunnamkulam YMCA during the period. Mr. Thomas P. Chandy was the first General Secretary of the YMCA. The 2 acres of land and the building had cost us a sum of Rs.1 Lakh, of which a sum of Rs. 50,000/- was locally raised and the balance given as a grant from the National Council of YMCAs of India, in whose name the property was subsequently transferred.
Mrs. G. Sherwood Eddy ( wife of one of the National Secretaries) laid the foundation stone of the YMCA building in 1919. In 1926 K.M. Mathan was the Secretary and by this time Kunnamkulam YMCA became widely known throughout South India. It is our sacred duty to recall to our minds with affection and gratitude those worthy men whose devotion, zeal and unremitting labours have established and moulded the traditions of the YMCA, expanded its scope, enhanced its amenities and sowed the seeds of its present magnitude and utility. In early 1930s where there were no adequate Bus service which rendered useful service for a few years.
Kunnamkulam is a town 23 Kms north of Thrissur. It is Famous for its industries and is known as the " punjab of Kerala. People trace the origin of the YMCA as orphanage that was in existence in Kunnamkulam in 1888. It was located near the present site of the YMCA. Mr. J.B.Palmer, Vice-President, T.C. District Council who visited the YMCA in 1910 asked the Board of Directors to turn their attention to the provision of an Association building and to vacate the building for its legitimate purpose. The Association was working six sunday schools in different parts of the town in 1912. In 1918 a splendid site was purchased and Messrs Chungath C. Tharappan, Panakkal Pathappan Ippuru, Thomas P. Chandy, Job Varghese and others were working hard together to raise the necessary funds to start construction of a building. Bishops H. Packinham Walsh, Abraham Mar Thoma, Messrs E.E. Berry and Hery Osmatton visited Kunnamkulam YMCA during the period. Mr. Thomas P. Chandy was the first General Secretary of the YMCA. The 2 acres of land and the building had cost us a sum of Rs.1 Lakh, of which a sum of Rs. 50,000/- was locally raised and the balance given as a grant from the National Council of YMCAs of India, in whose name the property was subsequently transferred.
Mrs. G. Sherwood Eddy ( wife of one of the National Secretaries) laid the foundation stone of the YMCA building in 1919. In 1926 K.M. Mathan was the Secretary and by this time Kunnamkulam YMCA became widely known throughout South India. It is our sacred duty to recall to our minds with affection and gratitude those worthy men whose devotion, zeal and unremitting labours have established and moulded the traditions of the YMCA, expanded its scope, enhanced its amenities and sowed the seeds of its present magnitude and utility. In early 1930s where there were no adequate Bus service which rendered useful service for a few years.