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What is Alpha?
Alpha is a course about the basics of Christianity. It was first devised in the late 1970s at Holy Trinity church in Brompton, London, for use among their own congregation. Subsequently its potential for answering the questions of enquirers and new Christians everywhere became evident; and now it is used by the major Christian denominations all over the world. At any time there are around 7000 courses running in UK churches alone.
Alpha is constructed around a series of 15 fundamental questions,
such as:
- Who is Jesus?
- Why did Jesus die?
- Why and how do I pray?
- What does the Holy Spirit do?
- Why and how should we tell others?
- How can I make the most of the rest of my life?
Who is it aimed at?
Alpha is designed primarily to answer the questions of non-believers. But in fact there probably isn't anyone who can't find benefit in it, including:
- new Christians, seeking to develop and consolidate their understanding
- people whose faith has maybe gone a bit stale and needs kick-starting back into life
- those who feel they understand the main elements of Christianity but can't make them fit together sensibly
- mature Christians who want to revise the basics
- anyone ready and willing to explain the Faith to others but lacking confidence - making it an ideal preparation for our A Challenge to Mission initiative.
When and how?
At present we don't have any plans to run an Alpha course. As soon as we do, they will publicised here. If in the meantime you would like to express interest please click here to send an email.
You might also be interested in the Pilgrim Course which covers similar ground.
More details about Alpha from the official site.
