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Celebrate Recovery at Friends

Hope. Healing.
Freedom.

You do not have to face life’s struggles alone. Find encouragement, honest community, and a next step toward freedom through Jesus Christ.

Discover Celebrate Recovery
A place to belong

Who is
CR for?

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered, biblical recovery ministry designed to help people find freedom from hurts, hang-ups, and habits.

Whether you’re struggling with addiction, anger, anxiety, codependency, grief, or other life struggles, you don’t have to walk through it alone.

Through honest community, prayer, and practical steps toward healing, Celebrate Recovery helps us discover God’s grace, experience His freedom, and grow in a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.

You are welcome here. Come as you are. Find freedom. Find healing. Find community.

  • Addictive patterns
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Grief and loss
  • Relationship struggles
  • Shame
  • People-pleasing
The road to recovery

One step
at a time.

Explore the 12 Steps and 8 Principles that guide Celebrate Recovery. Open each menu to read a brief overview.

The 12 Steps
  1. Recognize that addictions and compulsive behaviors have become unmanageable.
  2. Believe God can restore us.
  3. Entrust our lives and choices to God.
  4. Take an honest inventory of ourselves.
  5. Acknowledge our wrongs to God, ourselves, and another person.
  6. Become ready for God to change our character.
  7. Humbly ask God to remove our shortcomings.
  8. Identify people we have harmed and become willing to make amends.
  9. Make amends when possible without causing further harm.
  10. Keep examining ourselves and promptly acknowledge mistakes.
  11. Grow closer to God through prayer, seeking His direction and strength.
  12. Share recovery with others and put these principles into practice.
The 8 Principles
  1. Admit we cannot control everything and need help.
  2. Believe God cares about us and can help us recover.
  3. Choose to place our lives under Christ’s care.
  4. Honestly examine our struggles and confess them to God and someone trustworthy.
  5. Welcome God’s changes and ask Him to reshape our character.
  6. Forgive others and repair harm where doing so is safe.
  7. Make daily space for reflection, Scripture, and prayer.
  8. Let God use our words and example to encourage others.

Your next step
can start here.

Join us Thursday at 6:30 PM. If you have questions before coming, our church team would be glad to help you connect.

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