A proven way to bring hope and transformation to correctional facilities
Alpha helps chaplains, volunteers and correctional staff create a safe, relational environment where inmates can explore faith, find healing, and discover new life in Christ.
Prisons can often be places of isolation, despair, and brokenness. Yet they can also become places of redemption. Many who are incarcerated carry deep questions about life, purpose, and forgiveness – and Alpha helps them explore these questions.
Why Run Alpha in Prisons?
People in prison matter to God, and Alpha creates a space for them to encounter His love.
At the heart of prison ministry are people: individuals with stories, dignity, and a future that God longs to redeem.
Alpha gives you a practical, Spirit-led way to bring the Gospel into correctional facilities. It helps participants explore faith without pressure, experience community, and discover hope that cannot be taken away.
As one participant shared, “I walked into Alpha with no hope and a lot of shame. I left with forgiveness, a new faith, and a sense that I was loved.”
When Alpha runs in prisons, the impact often goes beyond individual transformation. Chaplains and correctional staff report a renewed atmosphere of peace, reduced tensions, and stronger pathways for reintegration into society. Alpha equips the Church to bring light where it is needed most.
Stories of Hope
“…I’m a believer now and I know what to ask and pray for.”
“I recommend Alpha to everyone. If you want to make a change, this is the way.”
“Thank you for coming into the jail every single week and just being there for us.”
Alpha Prisons Nationwide Prayer
Nationwide prayer for prisons – gathering via zoom on a weekly basis to pray for those in prison, those who serve them and opportunities to share the Gospel.
All welcome! Join however frequently or infrequently as you like.
Thursdays 12pm – 12:30pm AEST
Training for the Bridge Program
Offered in the UK since 2021 through Caring For Prison Leavers (a ministry of Holy Trinity Brompton), the Bridge Program aims to encourage and empower people leaving prison to explore and grow in their Christian faith and character, and connect into church communities for ongoing support.
Alpha Australia is hosting training sessions for churches and organisations to connect with the CFPL team and learn how this program could be run in your local context.
13 March 2026
6:30pm (AEDT)
Zoom Link
22 May 2026
6:00pm (AEST)
Zoom Link
17 July 2026
6:00pm (AEST)
Zoom Link
16 Oct 2026
6:00pm (AEST)
Zoom Link
Alpha is flexible and designed to fit your context.
The basic elements of Alpha in Prison are the same: connection, content and conversation. The local church carries the workload of planning, hosting and presenting Alpha, under the supervision of the Prison Chaplain. Alpha volunteers are required to attend contextual and security training before they start to work in prisons – and this training is provided by our National Alpha Australia Office in partnership with the prisons. Resources can be adapted and training materials are continually updated to ensure relevance for the prison context.
Run Alpha in Prisons
Everything you need to run Alpha is available for free.
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Alpha runs in your context.
