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The founder of Celebrate Recovery, John Baker, of Saddleback Church in California, says it best: “The purpose of our Celebrate Recovery ministry is to fellowship and celebrate God's healing power in our lives through the '8 Recovery Principles.' This experience allows us to be changed. By working and applying these Biblical principles, we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy and most importantly, a stronger personal relationship with God and others. As we progress through the program we discover our personal, loving and forgiving Higher Power - Jesus Christ, the one and only true Higher Power.”
The CR ministry is divided into three parts: Large Group Worship, Small Open Share Groups, and Step Studies. Click on each link to view a detailed explanation.
Yes. Childcare is provided for Celebrate Recovery for newborns through age 11 beginning at 6:15 PM and ending promptly at 9:00 PM. Parents/guardians must remain on campus while their child is in PromiseKids childcare.
We highly encourage you to pre-register your child at least 48 hours in advance for childcare. Register by clicking here. For the purpose of confidentiality, please use “CR” for the child’s and parent’s last name in the online registration form.
Yes. Each Thursday evening, our Dinner/Barbecue teams will be serving dinner beginning at 5:30 PM. Dinner ends promptly at 6:15 when the Large Group worship time begins. At 8:15, after the Open Share small groups, Solid Rock Café will provide desserts and coffee during a special time of fellowship. No reservations are required for dinner. Donations for the cost of dinner are appreciated but not required.
CR begins every Thursday evening beginning February 7, 2008 at 5:30 PM. Please enter the main church building of Covenant Church. A greeter will direct you to your location. Click here to see the regular schedule for the evening.
Participation in the dinner is not required. If your schedule demands it, please join us at 6:15 for the Large Group Worship time.
Yes. If you are in need of transportation, please call JoLynn Smith at 252-355-0123—233. A transportation team is in place for each Thursday evening.
CR stands for Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-Centered recovery ministry that was founded in 1991 by John Baker of Saddleback Church in California. Click here for a detailed description of CR’s basic principles.
Covenant United Methodist Church is located at the corner of Firetower and Corey Road in Winterville, NC (see on map). Click here to read more about Covenant.
There is no homework for our Large Group or Open Share times on Thursday evenings. Once a participant decides to take a step to get involved in a 12-step study group, he/she is expected to complete weekly homework from the Celebrate Recovery Participant’s guides. Click here to read more about 12-step studies.
Sponsors and accountability partners are not assigned. Such relationships are completely voluntary and must be entered into upon prayerful consideration by each individual participant.
There is no registration required to attend Celebrate Recovery on Thursday evenings. However, if you request childcare, we strongly encourage you to pre-register your child(ren). See above for more info on registration. Please come as you are. We look forward to seeing you!
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