- Have you seen those billboards, newspaper ads or yard signs that ask, “Is there more to life than this?” and refer people to alpha.org? Have you wondered what it’s all about? Well, it’s all about ...

Three months ago, Sam Morris, 23, was a militant atheist. He associated himself with the teachings of Richard Dawkins and other fervent opponents of faith and religion. One evening, he went online and ...

ALPHA was a short faith formation course at Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican parish in London, when Nicky Gumbel, then the church's curate, transformed it into a course designed to introduce those ...

Phillip Meagher knew Peoria Heights Congregational needed help. When Meagher was hired in 1997, the 94-year-old United Church of Christ congregation in central Illinois was shrinking. Only four adults ...

Gerard Long is a Christian, but that doesn’t mean he likes religion. “Religion is man’s effort to create God in their own image,” said Long, the executive director of Bannockburn-based Alpha USA, the ...

Adam Rutherford: Ok, would you mind stating your name and who you are, so we have it on record. Nicky Gumbel: I'm Nicky Gumbel and I'm the vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton. AR: The Reverend Nicky Gumbel ...

ON A RAINY night in London, 12 strangers gather in a vicar’s living room. He gives them drinks (they all have water, he has a lager) and a homemade meal. They make awkward small talk. After an ...