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Host an Alpha

Host an Alpha

Ready to invite others into meaningful conversations about life and faith?
We’ll give you everything you need to run Alpha including step by step training, and resources to help you get started with confidence.

Alpha Youth

Alpha Youth helps students explore life, faith, and meaning through fun, engaging videos and real conversations.
Perfect for youth ministry environments, confirmation, and especially school settings with students leading. We’ll give you everything you need to get started.

Alpha for Catholics

Alpha in a Catholic context empowers the faithful to become missionary disciples by inviting others to explore life and faith in an atmosphere of hospitality, attentive listening, and prayerful encounter.

All Series and Courses

Though Alpha and Alpha Youth are at the heart of what we do, we offer many additional series to equip your community for connection and conversation with different audiences.
Whether you are looking to engage with people in smaller settings, support marriages, activate your congregation, or take the next steps after Alpha, we offer a variety of courses to help you.

Leader Resources
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Everything you need to run Alpha with confidence, right at your fingertips. From training videos and team guides to conversation tips and planning tools, our leadership resources are designed to support you every step of the way.
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Events and Training

Find out what’s coming up in the Alpha community! From local gatherings and workshops to national conferences and online sessions, Alpha events are designed to equip, inspire, and connect.

The Alpha Conference

Join us at Alpha Conference for two powerful days of interactive experiences, spiritual renewal, ecumenical unity, inspiration, and practical training. Designed for church leaders, Alpha hosts, and anyone passionate about sharing the good news in a good way. This event is a chance to be refreshed, equipped, and united around the mission of helping people discover and develop a relationship with Jesus.

Find an Alpha Specialist

Alpha specialists are here to support you as you explore and prepare to run your Alpha. Whether you need help getting started, tailoring Alpha to your context, or growing your Alpha, a specialist can offer guidance, training, and encouragement every step of the journey.

Cities

Alpha Cities is a catalytic movement of churches coming together to seek the flourishing of their cities through the power of Jesus. When churches collaborate, pray, and Alpha is hosted throughout a city, communities are transformed. This is more than a strategy, it’s a Spirit-led movement.

Volunteer

When you volunteer with Alpha, you play a part in creating space for people to explore life, faith, and meaning. Whether you’re involved in a local Alpha or supporting the work of Alpha USA, your time and skills can help impact lives in a meaningful way.

Share Your Story

We’d love to hear how Alpha has impacted your life!

Whether it’s a moment, a conversation, or a complete shift in your faith journey, your story matters and it could encourage someone else to take their first step.

Stay Connected

Get access to new resources, key opportunities to meet with other leaders across the nation, and unlimited stories of transformed lives and revitalized churches and communities.
Alpha For

Alpha Youth

Alpha Youth helps young people explore life, faith, and meaning through fun, engaging videos and real conversations.
Perfect for youth groups or schools, we’ll give you everything you need to get started.

Alpha for Universities

Alpha is a powerful way to bring college students together for honest conversations about life, faith, and meaning. Alpha in a university context creates a space where students from all backgrounds can connect, ask big questions, and explore faith in a way that feels real and relevant.

Workplaces

Alpha in the workplace creates space for colleagues to explore life, faith, and meaning in a setting that feels natural and inclusive. Whether over lunch, before work, or during a break, Alpha offers a relaxed environment where people can engage in meaningful conversations beyond their daily tasks.

Alpha for Prisons

Alpha in prisons is a space for those inside to explore faith, find hope, and experience community. Through weekly conversations, inmates are invited into meaningful discussions about life and purpose, often for the first time. It’s a chance to be heard, to ask honest questions, and to discover that change is possible.

Alpha Online

Alpha Online makes it easy to invite anyone, anywhere into meaningful conversations about life and faith.
It’s great for those who can’t join in person, whether because of distance, timing, or comfort. Wherever people are, you can create a space for connection.

Alpha in Chinese

Alpha in Chinese creates space for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers to explore life’s big questions. With resources and conversations tailored for Chinese communities, it offers a warm, respectful environment where guests can ask questions, share openly, and explore faith together.

Alpha in Spanish

Alpha in Spanish creates space for Spanish speakers to explore life’s big questions. With resources and conversations, it offers an environment where guests can ask questions, share openly, and explore faith together.
About

What is Alpha?

Whether you’re curious about faith or just want space to talk about life, Alpha is for you. It runs all over the world in churches, homes, cafés, and online, bringing people together to watch thought-provoking talks and have honest conversations. No pressure, no judgment, just real connection. And everyone’s welcome.

Real Stories.
Global Impact.

Alpha has impacted countless lives across the U.S. and around the world. Listen to real stories from people who encountered faith, community, and purpose through Alpha.
Be encouraged by how God is moving one conversation at a time.

Meet our Team

Get to know the people behind Alpha USA. We’re a team of passionate individuals committed to helping you run Alpha and share the message of Jesus in your community.

Our Board of Directors

The Alpha USA Board is led by business leaders and pastors who have a heart for The Great Commission and who help to guide and approve the strategy of the Executive Director of Alpha USA.

Music

Alpha Music is designed to support the journey of those exploring faith through Alpha. More than just worship songs, the debut album is a soundtrack for life’s big questions—like Who am I? and Where do I belong?
Curated by Alpha USA and GRAMMY® winner Matt Redman, the music features artists from vibrant U.S. churches that have embraced Alpha. These songs reflect real-life faith, offering hope, belonging, and freedom in Jesus.

Year in Review

Take a look back at what God has done through Alpha in the past year. From stories of transformation to growth across the country, our Year in Review celebrates the impact made possible by churches, leaders, and guests like you. Let’s celebrate what’s been and look forward with hope to what’s next.

Got Questions? 
Let’s chat

We’re here to help. Whether you’re running Alpha, exploring it for the first time, or just looking to connect, our team would love to hear from you. Reach out and we’ll get back to you soon.

Essentials

Discover the core of Alpha in these free, virtual, and interactive sessions. Learn what Alpha is, how it works, and how to get started.

Labs

Already familiar with the basics? Dive into topic-specific webinars and roundtable discussions designed to deepen your understanding and help you grow your Alpha.

Gatherings

These unique experiences are a great opportunity to connect—no Alpha background needed. Gatherings are ecumenical, prayer-centered, mission-driven, and fun, bringing together people from diverse traditions.

Conference

Gathering with our national and global Alpha Family

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What is Alpha: Catholic Context

Mar 10

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What is Alpha: Catholic Context

An introduction to the heart, story, and vision of Alpha New to Alpha? This is the perfect place to begin. Curious about Alpha and…

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Come & See – St John, IN

Mar 10

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Come & See – St John, IN

Curious about Alpha and how it works? Then you’re invited to join your local Alpha Church for a “Come and See.” This gathering offers…

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Why Run The Marriage Course? – Online Training

Mar 11

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Why Run The Marriage Course? – Online Training

Nicky and Sila Lee, the founders and authors of The Marriage Course, will be leading this online training event and they will highlight the…

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Citywide Alpha NYC Envision Gathering – Online

Mar 12

Gatherings

Citywide Alpha NYC Envision Gathering – Online

Across the NYC metro area, we are sensing a growing hunger for unity in the Church and for a fresh wave of evangelism in…

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Alpha Youth 101 – Running the New Youth Course – Online

Mar 12

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Alpha Youth 101 – Running the New Youth Course – Online

An interactive online training to unpack and launch the new Alpha Youth Series Join us for this interactive training where we unpack The New…

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Alpha 101 en Español – En línea

Mar 12

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Alpha 101 en Español – En línea

Entrenamiento interactivo en línea para aprender a lanzar y dirigir Alpha! Alpha es un espacio para que personas fuera de la iglesia puedan explorar…

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