Arising from Major W. Ian Thomas' worldwide ministry, there came into being a Young Peoples Christian Conference Center and Bible School at Capernwray Hall, Carnforth, in the northwest of England. From this beginning, there developed the Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers of which Major Thomas is the Founder.
Beyond the British Isles, there are now Retreat Centers and Bible Schools in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden, Canada, the U.S.A., Australia, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, Greece, Costa Rica and additional headquarters established in the Sudan, Micronesia, Malaysia, South Africa and the Philippines.
The ministry of the Major took him to most countries of Europe, throughout the Continents of North America, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Continent of Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, India, Southeast Asia and Japan.
The Message of Major Thomas and that of the whole of the Torchbearers Ministry is the risen and indwelling Lord Jesus, the only hope of glory.
