Our services
Services for building families
Helping a family find a suitable alliance is our central work, and we do it the slow way — verified records, introductions made by our own staff, and no agent standing between two families.
Finding an alliance
A register you can trust, and a person to guide you
Each of these is run from our own offices by our own staff. None of them is subcontracted to an agent, and none carries a commission.
Family alliance service
Our central work: helping a family find a suitable alliance for their son or daughter from a verified register of candidates, introduced through the Centre rather than through a broker. Details are cross-checked against identity documents, and both families are put in touch only when both are willing.
Chavara Family Meet
A gathering, held through the year, where candidates and their parents meet face to face in a supervised setting instead of exchanging photographs from a distance. Families tell us more is settled in an afternoon of conversation than in months of correspondence.
Chavara Family News & Photo Directory
Our periodical for registered families, carrying candidate listings alongside articles on married life, health, faith and the practical side of planning a wedding — written by people whose judgement we trust.
How it works
From the first enquiry to the marriage
There is no shortcut in this and we do not pretend otherwise. This is the path most families take with us.
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Step one
Come to an office, or call
Walk into any of our offices during working hours, or telephone the head office in Kochi. An executive will explain what the Centre does, what it costs and what it cannot promise. There is no charge for this conversation.
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Step two
Register the candidate's details
The form is filled in with the family, not for them — education, occupation, parish, family background, expectations. Identity proof is mandatory. Photographs are collected, and the record is checked before it is activated.
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Step three
Matching and introductions
Our executives search the register for candidates who genuinely fit — denomination, education, location, family circumstances and the things a family says quietly rather than writes down. Suggestions come to you; contact details are shared only when both sides agree.
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Step four
The families meet
Whether at a Family Meet, at one of our offices or at home, the meeting is between the two families. The Centre stays available to answer questions on either side and to carry a difficult message when that is easier for everyone.
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Step five
Preparation, and afterwards
Once an alliance is settled, tell us, and the record is closed so that no other family is troubled. The relationship does not end there — many of the families who come to us today were sent by families we served years ago.
Beyond the register
What the Centre does for the wider community
Two things we carry out as a duty rather than as a business — one for families we may never register, one for those we have.
Family welfare seminars
As part of our responsibility to society, our team travels to parishes, colleges, schools and workplaces with programmes on dowry, on the pressure young people face, on raising children in changed times, and on caring for elders at home. Sessions are built around what the host institution asks for, and are offered as a service to the community rather than as a commercial engagement.
Customer service helpline
Our helpline is answered by people, during office hours, at the Kochi head office and at every branch. Registered families use it to update their details, ask about a suggestion they have received, or tell us an alliance has been settled so the record can be closed.
Who we serve
Every Christian family, and every circumstance
Families from all denominations of the Christian community use the Centre — Syro-Malabar, Latin, Syro-Malankara, Knanaya, Jacobite, Orthodox, Marthoma, CSI and Pentecostal — in every district of Kerala, in the cities where Malayali families have settled, and in the Gulf, Europe, North America and Australia.
Provisions we are particularly asked about
- Candidates with disabilities or special needs. Registration is free and lasts until the marriage takes place. The Centre made this a permanent commitment rather than a gesture, and the register is open to candidates of any religion for this service.
- Candidates above thirty-five. A dedicated scheme gives priority attention to those who have waited longer than they expected to, along with staff who will speak plainly about what is realistic.
- Widowed and separated candidates. Handled discreetly, at the family's own pace, by staff who understand that such a decision is rarely taken quickly.
- Families abroad. Registration and follow-up can be handled by telephone and post through the Kochi office when nobody can visit a branch in person.
What we ask of you
- Give accurate details. A record that flatters helps nobody.
- Tell us about health, employment or family circumstances the other side would reasonably want to know.
- Let us know when an alliance is fixed, so that the record can be closed and no other family is troubled.