About us

Business Alpha Nottingham (BAN) has come together as a result of the vision of a group of Nottingham Christians, from various churches, who want to offer people working in Nottingham the opportunity to explore the Christian faith.

BAN started in 2005, with a couple of smaller courses, and launched its first city centre course in 2006. Since then we have run courses in 2007 and 2008.

The team, who are all involved on a voluntary basis, has been drawn together from a range of backgrounds, churches and occupations - most work for city centre organisations (e.g. Nottingham City Council, Nottingham Primary Care Trust, Government Office for the East Midlands, BCS Creative, YMCA). Conscious that it is targeting a business audience, BAN aims to deliver a friendly but high-quality experience.

BAN has the backing of several significant local churches and Christian groups. Click the following links to find out more.
The Anglican Bishop of Sherwood, the Right Reverend Tony Porter
The Christian Centre, Talbot Street
Trent Vineyard, Lenton
The King's Church, Arnold
The Family Church, Hyson Green
St Nicholas Church, Maid Marian Way
Christ Church, Chilwell
New Life Baptist Church
YMCA Nottingham
Christians @ Work, Nottingham
Nottingham Workplace Chaplaincy
iChaplaincy
Alpha UK
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regional Alpha advisors

BAN is guided by a Council of Reference comprising the Bishop of Sherwood, a leader from the Christian Centre and the Regional Alpha advisor for Derbyshire. The BAN leadership team consists of Dewi Hughes and Nick Twomey, who both attend Nottingham churches and work in Nottingham city centre.