Recovery

In October of 2023 Ashley Arnold reached out to our pastor about starting a recovery meeting at Antioch. On the 12th of January 2024 the meetings started on Friday nights. They haven't stopped since. Over the years we have grown and learned what it means to recover together. We Do Recover. We have to lean on Christ and give Him what our lives have become but it's worth it all. All the pain, all the tears, all the prayers that go into recovery. Ashley started our recovery ministry using curriculum from Recovery Alive, Inc. based in Selma, NC. Here is some of their history. Recovery Alive was founded in 2020 by John Eklund during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis. John Eklund has 20+ years experience working in recovery ministry, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and is an ordained pastor currently ministering at Temple City Church. In 2020, John and his team prioritized the need for accessible online recovery meetings, making the commitment to build a Christ-centered recovery program that had the ability to be 100% online AND in-person. Since then, Recovery Alive has grown to include 70+ churches who have partnered together to launch Recovery Alive Meetings around the world. At our recovery meeting each week we share a meal, fellowship, recite the 12 steps and beatitudes, have prayer, worship through music, listen to someone that has been through recovery give their testimony or a step talk based on one of the 12 steps, have a time of response, celebrate milestones with a chip ceremony, engage each other in discussion and provide resources for your recovery. It doesn't have to be drugs or alcohol. We all struggle with something. We do recover, together we recover. Come join us!

On Fridays we meet together around a meal and share fellowship. After the meal at 6:45 we have a "Power group" meeting where we have a time of worship and testimony or teaching about one of the 12 steps. After the power group is over we have "People groups" where Men & Women have separate support groups that discuss one of the core questions from the Recovery Alive handbook. We also celebrate recovery milestones with a chip ceremony and provide resources for your or your family's recovery. Come and see!

Every third Saturday we sponsor a Food Pantry in the fellowship hall where we allow anyone to come and get food. We also give out information about the Church, it's events and ask people if we can pray with them. Sometimes it's awkward, sometimes, it's powerful. God always is reaching people this is one way he uses us to do His work.  By being faithful to feed others physically and spiritually we bring others to Christ. Come join us!