Walking with the sick and the lonely, since 2001.

The initial steps towards starting a Guidance Home for those who come for treatment at CMC Hospital, Vellore were taken under the vision of Rev. Chacko P. Jacob, then the vicar of St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Vellore. He received strong support from the then Madras–Calcutta Diocesan bishop Rt. Rev. Thomas Mar Timotheos Episcopa, who from his own experience at CMCH — when his father, the late Rev. K. N. George, was brought for treatment — felt the deep need for materializing the vision.

At that time, Thirumeni found a genuine need for someone to guide patients who faced a dilemma, not knowing where to go and whom to meet. A home was started in a rented but limited facility to accommodate those in great need of guidance and support.

The present building is named after our late Metropolitan Most Rev. Dr. Alexander Mar Thoma, who stayed at the rented building amidst those limitations. His Grace urged the need for a place of our own and supported the initiative in various ways. The foundation stone was laid on 16th March 2000, and within a span of one year, His Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Metropolitan dedicated the Guidance Home on 22nd March 2001.

Receiving nourishing support through the philanthropic assistance of members of Malaysia–Singapore and Bangalore parishes, the Guidance Home is today a pioneering project of the Chennai–Bangalore Diocese.