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Alpha


6608_1_thumbnail_295x265_page1_46488The Alpha Course

Over 2 million people in the UK and 11 million worldwide have now attended an Alpha course. It is an opportunity to explore the meaning of life, running in tens of thousands of churches of all denominations across the world.

Alpha is an opportunity for anyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed setting over ten thought-provoking weekly sessions, with a day or weekend away.

Visit http://uk.alpha.org/

In Autumn 2010, The Bridge will be running an Alpha course at Praha Bar and Restaurant in the centre of Hinckley. Alpha will take place on Wednesday evenings with guests invited to arrive at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start and the evening finishing at approx.  9-9.15pm. The course begins on Wednesday September 15th and finishes on Wednesday November 24th.

On the first evening complimentary food will be served at 7.45pm followed by a brief talk and then time for people to discuss issues raised and share their own views in small groups with other guests. On following evenings food will not be served, but guests are welcome to make use of Praha’s wide variety of hot and cold beverages and snacks from the bar.

This year Alpha will be led by the Bridge’s senior leader Tim Lea and new associate leader David Fletcher. Both Tim and David are passionate, yet down-to-earth Christians with a wide variety of complementary real life experiences and an enthusiasm for helping ordinary people to discover God in the midst of everyday life in modern society.

The address for Praha Bar and Restaurant is: PRAHA, 22-24 The Borough, Hinckley LE10 1NL

If you would like more information about this year’s Alpha course and/or you would like to invite a friend or participate yourself then, please, feel free to contact David Fletcher by email at : david.fletcher@thebridgeonline.co.uk

Details of the Alpha programme 2010 are as follows: 

The Bridge ALPHA 2010 @ Praha Bar and Restaurant, Hinckley (7.30-9/9.15pm)

Session Number

Date of Event

Title of Session

Who’s Leading/Teaching

1

Wednesday

15th September (7.45pm meal)

Christianity – boring, untrue, irrelevant?

Tim/David

2

Wednesday

22nd September

Who is Jesus?

David

3

Wednesday

29th September

Why did Jesus die?

David

 

4

Wednesday

 6th October

Jesus – his Resurrection – why should we believe what happened so long ago?

Tim

5

Wednesday

13th October

Why so much suffering and so many religions?

David

6

Wednesday

 27th October

Why and how should I pray?

Tim

7

Saturday

30th October

How can I be sure of my faith?

Who is and what does the HS do?

Tim and David

8

Wednesday

3rd November

Why and how should I read the Bible?

Tim

9

Wednesday

November 10th

How does God guide us?

David

10

Wednesday

17th November

What about the church and why should I tell others?

Tim

11

Wednesday 24th November

How can I make the most of the rest of my life?

Tim/David

 

 

Posted on July 8, 2010 - by Tim L

World Cup Final 2010

News

For a flyer to hand out please go to world-cup-final-2010

Posted on July 6, 2010 - by Tim L

The big questions

News

There is an interesting debate at the moment about the sort of questions and discussions people are interested in when they talk with followers of Jesus.  It seems they do not want explore the big questions of life but would rather ask “how do I live life?”
Go and have a read.
What do you think?

Posted on July 4, 2010 - by Tim L

Methodists live longer!

News

Research has shown that Methodists live, on average,  seven years longer than the rest of the population.
Why do you think that might be?

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    • Wednesday 15th September, 2010
      • ALPHA 1
        ALPHA 1
        Time: 7:30 pm
        The Alpha course is a national and intertational initiative to give people the opportunity to ask and discuss the 'big' questions of Life and to explore and question the Christian message in an informal, friendly and sociable atmosphere. The course runs for ten weeks from 15th September to the 24th November. This year the Bridge is hosting Alpha upstairs at the Praha Bar in Hinckley.
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    • Thursday 16th September, 2010
      • Core Team
        Core Team
        Time: 8:00 pm
        Bi-weekly Leadership team meeting at the Bridge
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