Celebrate Recovery Groups in the North of England

When I started our first Celebrate Recovery meeting 27 years ago, I didn’t know what to expect Celebrate Recovery wasn’t known back then as it is today. We were just a small group of people, meeting weekly, trying to find freedom through Christ and the 8 Principles...

Understanding the 5 Small Group Guidelines: Guideline 1

Guideline 1 states: Keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts and feelings, using ‘I’ and ‘Me’ statements. Limit your sharing to 3-5 minutes. This is the basic guideline which is extended in the following way:Using ‘I’ and ‘Me’ statements keeps us focussed on our...

Why attend a Celebrate Recovery conference?

Hello, my name is Alison; I am a Grateful Believer in Jesus Christ; in recovery from addiction, my outlets were sugar and alcohol. I have been on team since Celebrate Recovery started at my church in Birmingham in 2022. I took over as ministry lead in 2025. I attended...

Writing a Testimony

Hi, I’m Claire, a Christian in Recovery from anxiety, which for me looks like: fear of what people think, fear of authority figures, fear of doing the wrong thing, fear of letting people down – a lot of fear – not always the stand frozen, rabbit in the headlights kind...

The Seven Keys of Celebrate Recovery: Key 7 – Outreach

Outreach for Celebrate Recovery is a vital aspect of maintaining our own recoveries; it’s also about growing the programme and reaching those who are struggling with hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Step 12 and principle 8 tells us. Step 12 Having had a spiritual...

The Edinburgh Conference

We love a good conference! And our visit to Edinburgh did not disappoint. As well as the most gorgeous weather (I think even the locals were surprised!), in a stunning part of the UK, our day at Tron Kirk, Gilmerton and Moredun was very uplifting. We are immensely...

Hurts, Hang-ups, and Habits – What’s the Difference?

Have you ever found yourself stuck in the same old struggle? You’re not alone! Hurts, hang-ups, and habits spoil the lives of many of us—and more importantly, the lives God wants for us. But what exactly do these terms mean? Let’s take a closer look. Hurts: Wounds We...

The Seven Keys of Celebrate Recovery: Key 6 – New Groups

The 6th key is about growing your Celebrate Recovery ministry. Starting a new Open Share group within your Celebrate Recovery ministry is an exciting and meaningful step. They act like blood transfusions in your Celebrate Recovery ministry, open Share groups are...

Come to a Celebrate Recovery UK Conference

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIVUK) To me,...

The Seven Keys of Celebrate Recovery: Key 5 – Curriculum

Curriculum plays a crucial role in shaping the journey through Celebrate Recovery and John Baker knew that the foundation of an effective recovery ministry needed to be firmly rooted in the Bible. Romans 5:4 tells us: “For everything that was written in the past was...

Celebrate Recovery Groups in the North of England

Groups in the North East

Newcastle upon Tyne

Jesmond Parish Church

07742 448493

Monday 7:00pm for 7:15pm

Sunderland

Bethany City Church

Bede Tower, Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR2 7EA

07817 808091

Tuesday 7:30pm

Groups in the North West

Lancaster

Hope Church Lancaster

07885 922210

Tuesday 7:30pm

(meets in Stepping Stones at rear)

Manchester

Audacious Church

0161 830 7000

Tuesday 7:30pm

Southport

Lakeside Church

01704 544419

Wednesday 7:15pm

Bolton

Oldhams Family Hub

Forfar St, Bolton, BL1 6RN

07712 003290

Thursday 7:30pm

Bolton

Red Lane Church

Wednesday 12pm

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