Toc H is a community based movement concerned with putting Christian values into practice.

Its aims are simple:

Friendship: "To Love Widely". To welcome all in friendship.

Service: "To Build Bravely". To give personal service.

Fair-mindedness: "To Think Fairly". To listen always to the views of others.

The Kingdom: "To Witness Humbly". To acknowledge the of God: spiritual nature of all people.

Toc H has a significant role to play in the work of reconciliation, multiculturalism and religious co-operation.

Reconciliation:

• Members practise reconciliation by reaching out to people in friendship, thus breaking down the barriers which keep them apart.

Multiculturalism:

• Members acknowledge that Australia has a multicultural society and they work to bring people from different cultural backgrounds together so that they will understand each other better.

Religious Co-operation:

• Members respect the views of others in all matters relating to religion.

Toc H started during the First World War. In 1915 an Australian born Army Chaplain, the Reverend P.B. (Tubby) Clayton opened a centre called Talbot House in the small Belgian town of Poperinghe, and right from the beginning it had a remarkable atmosphere. In its chapel, 'The Upper Room', its peaceful garden, its music and reading rooms, its canteen, thousands of young men on their way to and from the front lines could relax and try to forget the war, enjoy each other's company and find spiritual help. The Signaller's code word for Talbot House was Toc H. After the war, these men sought to continue what had become known as the 'Toc H Spirit', a spirit characterised by Fellowship and Unselfish Service, and so a worldwide movement was born.