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Alpha began at a church called Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in London in 1977. In 1990 Nicky Gumbel repositioned Alpha as a course for those outside the Church. The number of people attending Alpha at HTB grew quickly into the hundreds and attracted the attention of other churches across denominations seeking to find an effective tool for evangelism.
This led to the first Alpha conference in 1993 at HTB where more than 1,000 church leaders attended to learn about Alpha and how to use it in their congregation. As interest grew, Alpha conferences were organized internationally, and the original film series, Alpha with Nicky Gumbel, was produced in 1994 to make it accessible to the widest possible audience.
Millions of people worldwide have tried Alpha, and it has been translated into 112 langagues . The Alpha talks have been repackaged for today’s audience in the Alpha Film Series, and the Alpha Youth Series was created to reach a younger generation with the gospel. Even as times have changed, Alpha has continued to be used by the Church as an effective tool to reach the lost with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Catholic Context
Alpha is designed to lay the foundations of the Christian faith common to all denominations. We believe that what unites us is far greater than what may divide us. Alpha is an effective way of evangelizing when done with a focus on the local church. By focusing on the essentials of the Christian faith, it opens the door to be used in almost any context so that everyone has the opportunity to see their friends and loved ones transformed by Jesus.
Our resources
Our goal is to continuously support the Church with resources and tools that help create an environment where people are excited to bring their friends to have conversations about Jesus. Alpha for Adults and Alpha Youth Series were designed to take guests on a multi-week journey of faith. Each session covers an essential element of the gospel in a clear and simple way for everyone to understand, and provides space for people to explore their own questions about life, faith, and God.
Explore Alpha
Alpha is free and we encourage Churches to offer it free of charge to their guests. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to explore life and the Christian faith anywhere in the world without cost. Alpha is sustained by the generosity of donors to provide Alpha as a free resource.
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