Alpha UK

What Alpha offers, and what is attracting thousands of people, is permission, rare in secular culture, to discuss the big questions - life and death and their meaning.
The Guardian, London

What distinguishes Alpha from other initiatives is the easy-going, relaxed feel of the proceedings - that, and its astonishing success.
The Times, London

The miracle formula church leaders are hoping will reverse this religious decline...many claim Alpha has changed their lives and appear genuinely happier for the experience.
Time Magazine

Alpha is an unqualified triumph.
The Daily Telegraph, London

Alpha has succeeded in many cases in turning faithful churchgoers from an inward focus on church work to an outward focus on evangelistic outreach...
Christianity Today

A novel approach to Christian education that has been catching on nationwide.
The New York Times

Alpha makes Christianity relevant to modern life.
The Express, London

Alpha, one of the world's fastest growing methods of evangelism.
Times-News, North Carolina

The world's most popular course in Christianity.
The Independent on Sunday, London

NEWS ARTICLES

Finding Jesus in London

By Eben Harrell, Time Magazine
21 December 2008

The meaning of life by the Reverend Nicky Gumbel

The Reverend Nicky Gumbel is described as the most influential vicar in England, and perhaps the world. From Brompton Road to Beijing, millions have attended his Alpha Course. But would Deborah Orr be converted?

By Deborah Orr, The Independent Mgazine
13 December 2008

O Father Where Art Thou?

Christianity is becoming a minority faith in Europe, as church
attendance falls, the clergy ages, and scandals and harsh doctrine
drive people away. But the faith is reappearing — and thriving — in allsorts of unexpected places. A search for God in Europe, 2003

By Jeff Chu, Time Magazine
8 June 2003

Curate's course feeds a spiritual hunger

'I say only three words, stand back and they have a life-changing
experience'. Victoria Combe meets the evangelist who is drawing the young back to church.

By Victoria Combe, The Telegraph
26 December 2001

How the City found God

It might surprise you to hear that a million people in the UK have taken a crash course in Christianity called Alpha. But what's even more surprising is that many of them are thrusting young professionals.

By Mian Ridge, The Guardian
5 July 2001

Now God is cool

Kids don't want cant. They despise spin. They are searching for answers. That's why they're saying God bless Christianity.

By Sue Arnold, The Observer
11 June 2000

The evangelical Church of England

The Economist
5 November 1998