Designed particularly for people with little (or no) church background, it explains a range of subjects in ordinary language, with opportunities for you to ask your own questions on every subject.

Do you know what your life is for?

 Is there an after-life?

 Is there a God?!

 Is there a future?

Whether you have very deep questions or you are just curious about things, Alpha will give you an opportunity to explore further.

The Alpha  course lasts ten weeks, and each week has the same format.  You start with a light meal, then watch a DVD on the week's topic, and after that gather in small groups to discuss (or just listen to others discuss) questions arising from the DVD.

Your Opportunity

We run Alpha courses as and when there are sufficient people to make up at least a home-based group.

So, what are you waiting for?

Contact the Kings Church Office on 0118 961 9876 to register your interest in attending an introductory Alpha supper, and we will give you the start date of the next course.

Topics covered by the course are:-

• Who Is Jesus?

• Why Did Jesus Die?

• How Can I Be Sure of My Faith?

• Why and How Should I Read the Bible?

• Why and How Do I Pray?

• How Does God Guide Us?

• Who Is the Holy Spirit?

• What Does the Holy Spirit Do?

• How Can I Be Filled With the Spirit?

• How Can I Resist Evil?

• Why and How Should We Tell Others?

• Does God Heal Today?

• What About the Church?

• How Can I Make the Most of the Rest of My Life?

 The three aspects of teaching about the Holy Spirit are sometimes covered during an away-day.

A Taster

Why not come to the introductory Alpha supper entitled "Christianity: Boring, Untrue and Irrelevant?"

This will give you an opportunity to decide, without commitment, if the style of this course is for you.

 Widespread

Alpha courses are currently running in 143 countries - in homes, churches, prisons, youth clubs, university campuses, and the armed forces - and those are the ones we know about!  It is estimated that more than 8 million people worldwide have attended an Alpha  course.  Visit  www.alpha.org  for more background information.

Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian

"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."