Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers

The Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers

Capernwray Hall, the headquarters of CMFOT
Founded	1947 (1947) (bible school) 1998 (1998) (charitable company)
Founder	Major W. Ian Thomas
Type	Registered as a British charity and a private company, limited by guarantee with no share capital
Registration no.	Company number 03573958 Charity number 1073139
Location	Capernwray Hall, Capernwray, Carnforth LA6 1AG, England
Coordinates	54°08′37″N 2°41′47″W / 54.1436°N 2.6963°W / 54.1436; -2.6963
Area served	UK / World
Method	Short-term Bible schools Residential holidays and conferences
Key people	Julie Burrows (company secretary) Derek Burnside (Bible school principal) Dougie Roy (holiday and events manager)
Subsidiaries	Capernwray Parkland Farm Ltd (responsible for the running of the farm and estate of Capernwray Hall)
Revenue	£1.545m (2022) [1]
Employees	30
Volunteers	20 to 50
Website	www.capernwray.org
The Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers is an autonomous body but is part of a broader fellowship known as Torchbearers International.

The Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers (CMFOT) is an evangelical Christian educational organisation based at Capernwray Hall in north Lancashire, England. In 1998 the organisation was incorporated as a UK charitable company.

CMFOT was founded by Major W. Ian Thomas in 1947. Other centres have since been established around the world and together form a worldwide fellowship known as Torchbearers International, with headquarters at Ravencrest Chalet, Estes Park, Colorado, US.

Torchbearers International works by providing a number of Bible schools and Christian conference centres on the world.

CMFOT's founder, Major W. Ian Thomas (1914–2007), was an evangelical teacher and has often been identified with the Keswick Convention ministry. The main thrust of his theology is that of the exchanged life or 'Christ in You'.^[2] Major Thomas' sons have continued from their father in the wider organisation. Mark Thomas was the managing director at Capernwray Hall, Chris Thomas was the International Director and Director at Ravencrest, Colorado, United States and Peter Thomas is director at Capernwray New Zealand and Moss Vale, Australia.