Pentecostal Saint Thomas Christians

Pentecostal Saint Thomas Christians
Total population
	Approximately 149,664 (70% of all Keralite Pentecostals)
Regions with significant populations
	Kerala, India; with immigrant congregations in Europe, North America and Australia
Languages
	Malayalam, English, Hindi and most other languages of India
Religion
	Pentecostalism, Neo-charismatic movement
Related ethnic groups
	Malayalis, Knanaya, Cochin Jews

Pentecostal Saint Thomas Christians, also called Pentecostal Syrian Christians, are the ethnic Saint Thomas Christians (Nasranis) affiliated to various Pentecostal and independent Neo-Charismatic churches. Sometimes, the Kerala Brethren are also erroneously lumped together with Pentecostals. The community is native to the Indian state of Kerala, and shares in the legacy of early Christianity in the region, traditionally traced to the missionary activities of Saint Thomas the Apostle in the first century (AD 52–72). Prior to their conversion to Pentecostalism, they belonged to traditional Saint Thomas Christian denominations.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

^ Zachariah 2016, pp. 10, 13, 29.
^ Ross 1979, pp. 88–89.
^ Bergunder 2008, pp. 15–16.
^ Karkkainen 2009, p. 72.
^ Hefner 2013, p. 197.
^ John 2020.
^ Havea 2022, p. 44.

[FOOTNOTEZachariah201610,_13,_29-1] Zachariah 2016, pp. 10, 13, 29.

[FOOTNOTERoss197988–89-2] Ross 1979, pp. 88–89.

[FOOTNOTEBergunder200815–16-3] Bergunder 2008, pp. 15–16.

[FOOTNOTEKarkkainen200972-4] Karkkainen 2009, p. 72.

[FOOTNOTEHefner2013197-5] Hefner 2013, p. 197.

[FOOTNOTEJohn2020-6] John 2020.

[FOOTNOTEHavea202244-7] Havea 2022, p. 44.

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