Editing Alpha course (section)

{{Short description|Program of Christian evangelism}}
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[[File:Alpha course logo.png|thumb|right|Alpha logo]]
[[File:Alpha Course at Saint Joseph Catholic Church.jpg|thumb|Alpha course sign displayed at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in [[Dover, Ohio]]]]

The '''Alpha course''' is an [[Evangelism|evangelistic]] course that seeks to introduce the basics of the [[Christianity|Christian faith]] through a series of talks and discussions. It is described by its organisers as "an opportunity to explore the meaning of life".<ref>From the official website of Alpha http://alpha.org {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961229133810/http://www.alpha.org/ |date=29 December 1996 }}</ref> Alpha courses are run in churches, homes, workplaces, prisons, universities and a wide variety of other locations. The course began in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and is run around the world by various Christian denominations.<ref name="big">[https://secure.thebiggive.org.uk/projects/view/18714 ''The Alpha Big-Give''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053905/https://secure.thebiggive.org.uk/projects/view/18714 |date=21 September 2013 }} at secure.thebiggive.org.uk. Accessed on 17 February 2013.</ref><ref name="cor">[http://www.cor.org/ministries/adult-discipleship/journey-for-adults/alpha/ ''Alpha at Resurrection''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120002256/http://www.cor.org/ministries/adult-discipleship/journey-for-adults/alpha/ |date=20 January 2013 }} at www.cor.org. Accessed on 17 February 2013.</ref>