Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers

Torchbearers Movement is an international interdenominational Christian movement and Protestant missionary community, founded by Major W. Ian Thomas. The torch carrier movement is active in the Christian youth and adult education, as well as in the implementation of short Bible schools. The individual centers are organized and managed independently; however, they are informally linked.

History

The founder, W. Ian Thomas (1914-2007) acquired in 1947 Capernwray Hall, an old castle in North West England. A year later, he invited 30 German students one there and allowed them three months to study with young people from England the Bible. Later, the guests came from all over Germany and the world. This led to the international movement.

In German-speaking there are four centers of the Mission community of torchbearers, which are recognized by the Evangelical Church as " Evangelical Church Association".