Career
He hailed from Kerala. He authored several books originally in Hindi, English, and Malayalam. in 1962 (now Central India Theological Seminary) for several years. He was recipient of several awards for his outstanding contributions in the field of Christian literature, education, and ministry.
His book God"s Trailblazer In and Around the World was his autobiography.
Kurien Thomas also began a Hindi Christian magazine called Satyadoot that is one of the prominent Christian magazine in the Hindi language. Pastor Kurien pastored the Church from 1945 till his death in 2000.