The vision to provide a free counselling, and training and retreat service for the community of Fife and beyond was fulfilled in the realisation of the charitable trust established in 1991.  From the very beginning we have experienced many lovely expressions of prayerful and practical support which has helped to establish and develop the work of the foundation over the years.

A significant part of unfolding of the vision was the purchase of a derelict property in Leslie on 1 May 1993.

After much prayerful consideration, and with no money in the bank, our offer of £5,000 for the property was accepted – we later discovered this offer was 20% of the previous purchase price when the building was sold six months earlier. The architect, surveyor and many others, gifted their time and skills throughout the renovation, with many local suppliers gifting materials. These gifts helped to create a building that led to the Royal Institute of British Architects Award in 1999.

Generosity of giving has always been at the heart of the work of Charis, continuing today with administration, training, retreat and counselling team members combining excellence and sacrifice that seeks to reflect the heart of God.

On 1 March 2007 we changed our name when we became a company limited by guarantee, thus Fife Christian Counselling Centre became Charis foundation with three distinct projects:

• Charis counselling
• Charis training
• Charis retreat

As a faith work, dependent on the Lord’s provision, we live by Hudson Taylor’s maxim:

God’s work, done in God’s way, will never lack God’s supply.