Chloromethylated styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer beads with 6% and 8% crosslink were chemically modified by reaction with L-valine leading to the incorporation of nitrogen and oxygen as ligating sites on the surface of the polymer. These polymeric ligands on treatment with a solution of manganese(II) acetate gave the corresponding metal complex. The polymer supported Mn(II) complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, FT-IR, diffuse reflectance, ESR, scanning electron micrographs (SEM), and thermal analysis. Catalytic epoxidation of various olefins such as styrene, cis-cyclooctene, norbornylene, and cyclohexene were investigated using the supported metal complexes in presence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide as the terminal oxidant. The influence of various reaction parameters such as catalyst concentration, nature of substrate, temperature, type of oxidant, solvent etc. on conversion and selectivity was studied. Kinetic data indicate that the catalysts could be recycled without significant degradation of polymer matrix. The possible mechanistic pathways are discussed.