Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Ohio

What Is Alcoholics Anonymous?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual support fellowship focused on recovery from alcohol addiction. AA groups provide a free program centered around regular meetings where people share their experiences and struggles with alcohol.

St. Stephen’s Community House

Meetings:

• Monday 8:00 pm (Closed Discussion)
• Tuesday 8:00 pm (Step Study)
• Thursday 8:00 pm (Big Book Study)
• Saturday 10:00 am (Open Speaker)

Old Stone Church

Meetings:

• Monday 12:00 pm (Closed Discussion)
• Wednesday 7:30 pm (Beginners)
• Friday 8:00 pm (Candlelight)

Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church

Meetings:

• Sunday 10:30 am (As Bill Sees It)
• Tuesday 7:00 pm (Step Study)
• Thursday 8:00 pm (Speaker)

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 Ohio.

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 with 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 honestly assess their addictions, make amends, and commit to ongoing personal growth. Following these steps is intended to help alcoholics achieve lasting sobriety.

Getting Started with AA in Ohio

Use the meeting search on udetc.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across Ohio.

Attending Your First Local AA Meeting

There are two main types of AA meetings in Ohio:

When attending your first local AA meeting:

• Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new member of the local AA community.
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. There is no pressure to share.

You may receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your sobriety journey, such as:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• And more!

The most important things are attending meetings, connecting with other members, and taking steps towards sobriety—one day at a time. The local AA community will provide support.