Celebrate Recovery offers a person the opportunity to participate in a group fellowship where love and hope combine with God’s purpose and to mend our lives. Ask yourself: 
  Are there things in my life that I do that hurt myself or others?
  Is it time to face my denial and admit I am not in control of my life?
  Do I have a painful habit or hang-up from which I need to be freed?
  Are there "secret sins" that I hide from my family or friends? 
  Have there been circumstances in my life that still cause me pain?
If you answered “yes” to any of these statements then we urge you to attend a Celebrate Recovery meeting to see if it is for you.                                  

Celebrate Recovery does not charge for this ministry.  An offering will be received on Friday evenings to help cover resources  and other ministry needs.  Workbooks are used in the Step Sudies and are available at the Resource Table on Friday evenings along with other helpful resources that are optional.  Prices for these material range from $5 - $20.00.

The principle difference between AA (and other Twelve Step programs) and Celebrate Recovery is that Celebrate Recovery focuses on Jesus Christ as the true Higher Power and uses God's Word as the authority in relation to the twelve steps.  The Twelve Steps have a Christian heritage as they were modeled after the Oxford Society (see the AA Story). In order to reach people who would be offended by Jesus or the church, AA focused on a Higher Power. But Celebrate Recovery's 8 Principles to the Road to Recovery tie the Twelve Steps to Jesus Christ's teachings known as the Beatitudes given in The Sermon on the Mount.

At 7:00 everyone meets for worship, announcements, a lesson based on the 8 Recovery Principles or a personal testimony.  At 8:00 there are gender-specific open issue groups that provide a format for open sharing. No one is required to participate in the personal sharing.   The first friday of every month we have our  First Friday Feast at 6:00.  We share a meal and fellowship before our large group meeting.  Cost is $4.00 for adults - $2.00 for children - with a $10.00 family maximum.

The leaders of Celebrate Recovery are men and women who have gone through similar addictions, hurts, hang-ups and harmful behaviors and have been through this or a similar Recovery Program. The leaders are not counselors and do not offer any professional clinical advice. If professional advice is required, referrals may be made.

To insure confidentiality and anonymity the following five rules are followed at all times:

• RULE 1 – Your sharing is focused on your own thoughts and feelings and is limited to 3 – 5 minutes.
• RULE 2 – There is no cross talk. Cross talk is when two individuals engage in dialogue to the exclusion of others. Each person is free to express feelings without interruption.
• RULE 3 - We are here to support one another. We will not attempt to “fix” another.
• RULE 4 – Anonymity and confidentiality are essential requirements. What is shared in the group stays in the group.
• RULE 5 – Offensive language has no place in a Christ- centered group.

A Step Study is a personal journey though each of the steps in a confidential group lead by a facilitator who has already completed a study. Step Study classes will meet on a different night than our friday night meetings.  We use Celebrate Recovery's four participants books. When you finish the study you will have worked your hurts, habits, and hang-ups through each step. A Step Study is a long-term commitment to the members of the group. It will typically take 9 months to complete the study and will be at a different time than our Friday night CR meetings.  After completing the Step Study, we hope you will join with us as we minister to others dealing with their hurts, habits and hang-ups. We do have guidelines for the groups that are strictly followed.

Chldcare is available, on Friday nights, at no charge for children birth to 12 years old.  The nursery is located in the rear of the main sanctuary.  Although childcare will always be provided, if you know you will need childcare in advance, please e-mail us and let us know, so we can be better prepared to care for your children.  Childcare is not available for step studies.