MUSCLE SHOALS –

Our society is becoming more and more complex.

Kids now have three sets of grandparents. Sexual addiction for men and women is growing at an exponential rate. Divorce is at an all time high even for Christians.

Celebrate Recovery was designed 20 years ago as a program to combat addiction and to celebrate recovery from any kind of addiction: overeating, stress, worrying, sex, obsessive compulsiveness, anger, depression and a multitude of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. Only one in three participants in Celebrate Recovery is there for drugs and/or alcohol.

Celebrate Recovery is now in over 19,000 churches worldwide!

The Celebrate Recovery program involves eight principles from the beatitudes of the New Testament and 12 Biblical steps of recovery.

This program is distinctly Christian, uncompromisingly biblical, and proven to work within the church. It has clearly brought people together to discover a new level of care, acceptance, trust and grace.

First United Methodist Church of Muscle Shoals, located at 1500 Avalon Ave, will begin Celebrate Recovery on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 6pm. The group will meet each Sunday night in the church fellowship hall. First Methodist is the only church in Colbert County to offer Celebrate Recovery. The two local sites listed on the national website are Highland Baptist Church and First Church of the Nazarene, both in Florence.

All are welcome to attend.

For more information, contact Barry Rickard 256- 856-1100, or the 1st UMC church office 256-383-0191.