Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in North Carolina

What Is Alcoholics Anonymous?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of individuals who come together to support one another in recovering from alcohol addiction. AA meetings provide a space for people to share their experiences and offer mutual support.

Faith Community Church

• 821 Buck Jones Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606
• Meetings Daily at 8:00 pm. Open speaker discussion meetings.

Central United Methodist Church

• 27 Church St, Asheville, NC 28801
• Meetings on Mondays and Fridays at 12:00 pm. Big Book study meetings.

Dilworth Neighborhood Grp

• 2009 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
• Meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 pm. Closed discussion meetings for those with a desire to stop drinking.

The 12 Steps of AA

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across North Carolina.

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all the people we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

The 12 steps aim to help members take responsibility for their alcoholism, seek support in sobriety, and help others dealing with addiction.

Getting Started with AA in North Carolina

Use the meeting search on udetc.org to find local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings in your area of North Carolina. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across the state.

Attending Your First Local AA Meeting

There are two main types of AA meetings in North Carolina:

• Open meetings – Anyone is welcome to attend, including non-alcoholics. These are good for first-timers.
• Closed meetings – Only those who have a desire to stop drinking may attend. These can provide more intimate sharing.

When attending your first local North Carolina AA meeting:

1. Arrive early and introduce yourself to the greeter or chairperson as a new local member.
2. Feel free to share your experiences and thoughts if you feel comfortable. There is no pressure to speak.

You may receive welcome keychain tags marking milestones in your sobriety journey:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• 18 months
• Years 2-30