What Is Celebrate Recovery?
Celebrate Recovery (CR) is an authentic community where we celebrate God’s healing power in our lives through Eight Recovery Principles (see below) and the 12 Steps of Recovery. We open the door to “change” by sharing our own experiences, strengths, and 
hopes with one another. This ministry relies strictly on confidentiality and allows us to get real and be fully accepted for who we are.
You do not need to be a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church (AUMC), or any church, to be part AUMC's CR ministry. If you have a home church, we encourage you to continue your worship there also. If you do not have a home church, you are welcome to worship at AUMC (see "Visiting Aldersgate")
hopes with one another. This ministry relies strictly on confidentiality and allows us to get real and be fully accepted for who we are.You do not need to be a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church (AUMC), or any church, to be part AUMC's CR ministry. If you have a home church, we encourage you to continue your worship there also. If you do not have a home church, you are welcome to worship at AUMC (see "Visiting Aldersgate")
How can Celebrate Recovery help me?
CR can help you recover from of Hurts, Habits, and Hang-ups, including:
Hurts: Abortion, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Grief, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Resentment
Habits: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Gambling, Lying, Overspending, Overeating, Pornography
Hang-ups: Anger & Rage, Anxiety, Bitterness, Depression, Codependency, Fear, Insecurity, Need to Control, Perfectionism, Procrastination
Hurts: Abortion, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Grief, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Resentment
Habits: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Gambling, Lying, Overspending, Overeating, Pornography
Hang-ups: Anger & Rage, Anxiety, Bitterness, Depression, Codependency, Fear, Insecurity, Need to Control, Perfectionism, Procrastination
When does CR meet at Aldersgate United Methodist Church?
CR meets every Tuesday night (except when Christmas or New Years falls on a Tuesday).
Tuesday Night Schedule
7:00 PM - Large group worship and reflection including a testimony or Lesson on the Principles of Recovery
8:00 PM - Small Groups - Gender and issue specific small group meetings
9:00 PM - Serenity Cafe - Desert & Coffee
(Childcare is provided for duration of the evening)
For more information, contact: Ministry Leader Sara Grubbs at 214.514.1735 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - or the church office 972-492-9393
8:00 PM - Small Groups - Gender and issue specific small group meetings
9:00 PM - Serenity Cafe - Desert & Coffee
(Childcare is provided for duration of the evening)
For more information, contact: Ministry Leader Sara Grubbs at 214.514.1735 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - or the church office 972-492-9393
Eight Recovery Principles based on the BEATITUDES by Rick Warren
- Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and my life is unmanageable.
”Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor.” Matthew 5:3 - Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.
”Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 - Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.
”Happy are the meek.“ Matthew 5:5 - Openly examine and confess my faults to God, to myself and to another person whom I trust.
"Happy are the pure in heart." Matthew 5:8 - Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life.
"Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires." Matthew 5:6 - Evaluate all my relationships, offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible, except when doing so would harm them or others.
"Happy are the merciful" Matthew 5:7
"Happy are the peacemakers" Matthew 5:9 - Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His work for my life and gain the power to follow His will.
- Yield myself to be used by God to bring this good news to others, both by my example and by my words.
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” Matthew 5:10
