Nicky Gumbel

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Nicky Gumbel (born 1955) is an Anglican priest and author. He is most famous as the developer of the Alpha course, a basic introduction to Christianity.

A former barrister, Gumbel joined the staff of Holy Trinity Brompton Church in London as a curate is 1986. In 1990 he took over the running of the Alpha Course that had been running there since 1973.

Gumbel was officially installed as Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton Church in September 2005 after the Reverend Prebendary Sandy Millar retired.

Gumbel is the author of a number of books related to the Alpha course, including Questions of Life, which has sold over 750,000 copies, was voted "Christian Book of the Year" in 1994 and has been published in 48 languages.