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 Kuwait
is a small nation among the Arabian Gulf countries.
According to records, Failaka, one of the nine
islands of Kuwait, was inhabited with people 2000
years before Jesus Christ. They had followed Greek
culture and traditions. History of modern Kuwait
began from the middle of 18th century. In 1756,
Kuwait became an independent society and Sheikh
Sabah Bin Jaber became the first Amir. Since then
the Sabah family ruled Kuwait and brought it to the
level of a developed welfare state.
Christian Missionary work started in Kuwait during
1910 when the American Medical Mission of the
Reformed Church opened a health clinic, which later
became a Men's Hospital. Then they started another
hospital for women in 1920. Missionaries and
hospital staff used to gather on Sundays to conduct
worship services initially in the open air. Then
they held the Sunday worship services in houses and
hospitals, until a church was built in Kuwait in
1931. Both English and Arabic services were held in
the church under the general overseeing of the
Arabian Mission.
In 1938, oil was discovered in the island of Burgan,
and production began in 1946. This brought in
several job opportunities, and many people from
different parts of the world came to Kuwait seeking
employment. With the discovery of oil, Kuwait's
economy began to boom and many Christians from
Kerala entered Kuwait for employment in oil
companies and other firms. Some of them had a
burning desire to worship the Lord in their
mother-tongue. This resulted in the formation of a
small group with members from different Christian
denominations.
On Friday, 2nd January 1953, this group gathered for
their first official meeting and formed an Inter-denominational
Congregation named as The Kuwait Town Malayalee Christian Congregation (KTMCC).
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