The Mar Thoma Church of New Jersey (MTCNJ) was established in 1980 and moved to its own premises in Randolph, NJ in 1997.MTCNJ is one of the parishes under the Diocese of North America and Europe. The Malankara Mar Thoma Church of India has its roots in the ancient church in India and believed to have been established by the apostle St. Thomas in AD 52.