We are Christ-centred

We seek to make Jesus Lord over every aspect of Torch Trust’s work, responding to the call he continues to give to us. Jesus is the example that we try to follow so we seek to be centred on Christ in all that we do, working to principles we find in the Bible. Torch is God’s and we seek to give reality to the prayer “Your kingdom come, your will be done” in our work for him.

This means that individually and corporately we seek to abide in Christ, listening for his voice within and through our colleagues. It means we seek to be Christ-like in our thinking, attitudes and activity; aiming to speak as he would speak and to do as he would do in every situation. We are committed to pray and stimulate prayer — faithfully and creatively.

We are People-focused

As Christians, we worship a God in whose nature we see beautiful, interdependent relationship perfectly displayed. At the heart our faith therefore is relationship – with God and with each other.

This means that nurturing and prioritising relationships is core in all we do.

Being Christ-like in relationships therefore means that we will always seek to be caring and compassionate, to respect one another, and to act with grace. We commit to protecting and enhancing the relationships we have, and to adapting our work to better serve the spiritual needs of blind and partially sighted people.

We are Open

As Christians, we follow a Trinitarian God who demonstrates in His own being what it means to be utterly open and surrendered. In Jesus, we have a pattern for human life lived in complete openness and honesty to God and to everyone he encountered.

As Christ’s followers, we seek always to operate with integrity in an open, honest and accessible way that creates understanding and trust. We are open about our Christian faith as the motivation and inspiration for our work; we offer our services to people of all faiths and none; we are non-denominational, seeking to work in harmony with other Christians, embracing the diversity of Christian understanding, experience and tradition.

We are Creative

We worship and seek to follow a God who is both Creator and Sustainer of all things. Creativity is part of the very nature of God and, as people made in his image, we believe that everyone has the potential for creativity expressed in a myriad of ways.

Therefore, when listening to our clients we respond with creative solutions, embracing innovation, technology, partnerships and the gifts of others. We always seek to learn, develop and adapt to our current environment.