AA Meetings Elkhart, IA

Monday AA Meetings in Elkhart

Tuesday AA Meetings in Elkhart

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Elkhart

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Thursday AA Meetings in Elkhart

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Friday AA Meetings in Elkhart

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Saturday AA Meetings in Elkhart

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Sunday AA Meetings in Elkhart

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Alleman, Ankeny, Bondurant, and Cambridge.

Additional local resources: Elkhart NA Meetings | Elkhart Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Elkhart, IA will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Elkhart, IA

There are a many different AA meetings in Elkhart, IA. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is only for those who have a desire to get sober. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting - At Big Book meetings, a member will usually read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

Speaker Meeting - At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting usually involves reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study - An AA step study usually focuses on a specific step or 2 per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and might be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A Meditation AA Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting - One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a conversation.

Because each Elkhart AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Elkhart that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Elkhart, IA, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Elkhart, IA

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through getting involved in the program. For alcoholics who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the new people of Alcoholics Anonymous in Elkhart maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.