Alpha Marriage
MISSION STATEMENT
To help couples build up and strengthen their marriages
ACTIVITIES
Discover the joy of growing closer together with The Marriage Course! Over seven inspiring weeks, this journey is designed to help you and your partner strengthen your bond and create a thriving, resilient relationship. Through engaging sessions, you’ll gain practical tools to build strong foundations, communicate more deeply, and navigate differences with grace.
Crafted by Nicky and Sila Lee, renowned authors of The Marriage Book and leaders at Alpha Ministries, the course includes beautifully produced video content and encourages meaningful time spent together. Whether you’re newly married or have shared decades together, this course is your chance to invest in each other and create a marriage that lasts a lifetime. Step into this transformative experience and build a love that continues to grow!
Achievements
Over the last 15 years, we have run 15 courses
Couples greatly appreciate this course with the format of a date night – starting with a meal, then watching the DVD and having individual couples’ times for private discussion.
For those interested in finding out more, please contact the church office (church.office@northside.co.zw). The course is run once a year and advertised through Northside. Any married couple can sign up for the course. There are limited spaces because it is run in the home of the Rapsons.
Testimonies
The course was really enjoyable and fun. It allowed us to set aside time for each other. It was very useful, helping us to identify what each was going through and helping us to delve into areas we needed to give attention to. I enjoyed every session; the food and the hospitality were great. Participant
After attending the marriage course, it’s now easy for us as a couple to confront certain issues, resolve conflict and forgive each other. We learnt the value of having and purposefully creating couple time. The references to scriptures in the Bible make the course worthwhile. There are no group discussions, and all couple discussions are private, confidential and just between husband and wife, which makes it easy for couples to express themselves and discuss marital issues freely. Thanks to the facilitators who provided a warm environment and great meals, thus ensuring that we are not worried about Saturday suppers. Participant
We are thankful for the Marriage Course. We benefitted immensely, our communication changed, and we became more intentional in prioritising one another and seeking to make each other happy. It also helped us know how to deal with the extended family and our children without depriving each other. Participant
We have been married for 7 months. At the Alpha Marriage Course, we experienced;
- Learnt wisdom from the presentations.
- Practical homework, e.g., the talk on Sex.
- Honest Open & Transparent private talks.
- Awesome equipping with practical tools.
We strongly recommend the Marriage Alpha Course to all couples, regardless of what season your marriage is in, be it Summer, Winter, Autumn or Spring. If a vehicle needs occasional servicing for peak performance, so too does your marriage. All Glory to God, Participant
Attending the Marriage Course has been such a blessing for us. It gave us practical tools and opened up conversations that are already strengthening our relationship. We especially appreciated how the sessions highlighted important topics we might have overlooked and provided solutions for those we struggled with, and helped us grow closer in understanding each other and bond even closer. We are truly grateful that the course has been an investment that has solidified the foundation of our marriage and our future together. Participant
Elder Comment
It has been a pleasure to get to know couples as they have come on this course, but also a real joy to hear from their testimonies how much they have benefited from it and how their marriages have been enriched. Bobbie Rapson
But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate. Mark 10:6-9