Welcome!
Our team is here to walk alongside churches and leaders in discovering how to engage people far from God through hospitality, listening, and dependence on the Spirit.
We work with a growing network of churches and ministries throughout Portland and the Northwest to train and equip teams to run Alpha. As a result, more people are encountering Christ, and churches are being transformed as their people are activated to share Jesus through Alpha.
We desire to see the Kingdom of God made known amidst our post-Christian society. Alpha was birthed into a similar cultural landscape in London where people were hungry for a safe space that allowed them to ask questions, express doubts, and explore faith. Having a safe space to talk about life’s biggest questions is increasingly more and more relevant to our community, and as a result, we are seeing more churches running Alpha.
Alpha has a proven track record of working in a variety of contexts and is readily adaptable to almost any setting. We are here to help you utilize Alpha to introduce your community to Jesus.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
— Matthew 28:19-20
Support Alpha
Alpha is funded by the generosity of donors who make it possible for us to provide Alpha resources completely free to churches and guests. If you’d like to support the work of Alpha and its work in the Portland/Northwest area please click the button below. Your generosity directly supports our mission to equip and serve the church in its mission to help people to discover and develop a relationship with Jesus through Alpha.
Alpha Portland/Northwest Events
Join us at our next Run Alpha event. Gather with other churches across the network to learn and practice some of the unique elements of Alpha. When finished, you will have everything you need to run Alpha.
Find an Alpha
Find an Alpha in your area or visit one to see how a church runs it in their unique context.
This is one of the best ways to see what Alpha is all about. Contact the Alpha administrator for details.
Church Endorsement
Alpha has been a genius way to help our people take the gospel to the city because the city doesn’t want to come to church anymore.
– John Mark Comer
Pastor of Vision and Teaching
Bridgetown Church
Portland/Northwest Network Director
Kirk is the Northwest Network Director for Alpha USA which includes Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and Eastern Washington. He joined Alpha in 2009 after serving for 17 years in student ministry in two Oregon churches. Kirk is passionate about seeing Jesus transform lives and equipping churches and ministry organizations to fulfill their mission of helping people become followers of Jesus.
Kirk lives in Portland with his wife Marlys, and their three teenage children. He has written three youth devotionals, run three marathons, and after 25 years of coaching soccer has become a referee.
Contact Us
Kirk Petersen
Email: kirkpetersen@alphausa.org
Phone Number: (503) 819-2605
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