Celebrate Recovery was founded in 1991 by the Rev. John Baker of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Over its 19-year career, the program has been started at more than 10,000 churches and prisons across the country. It's estimated that more than 500,000 people have completed the program. 

There's no time frame for when participants need to complete the 12 steps, but they can work on them at their own pace.  It's designed to help people work through life’s hurts, hang-ups and habits that interfere with emotional health.  It doesn’t matter if you are struggling with alcohol addiction, drug addiction, anger, abuse, co-dependency issues, parenting problems or any other life struggle “Celebrate Recovery” can help bring healing to your life. The purpose of Celebrate Recovery 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 Christ and others.
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-Centered 12-step program that recognizes Jesus Christ as our Higher Power. We recognize that the 12-steps are biblical; that they provide the framework for our daily walk with God and that they are a necessary part of His resurrection and ongoing healing of our lives.

This happens at Celebrate Recovery because it is a safe place. It is safe because:

Offensive language has no place in a Christ- centered group.

Things We Are Not:
A place for selfish control.
Therapy.
A place for secrets.
A place to look for dating relationships.
A place to rescue or be rescued by others.
A place for perfection.
A long-term commitment.
A place to judge others.
A quick fix.

We are planning to begin this ministry for our Wood River community in a month or so, but exact dates will be announced 2-4 weeks before we begin.

Here is a typical schedule for a "Celebrate Recovery" night;

FRIDAY Night: (W.R. EXACT DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED)
    6:00pm – Pot-luck light Dinner

    7:00pm – Large Group

    8:00pm – Small Groups

    9:00pm _ Solid Rock Cafe