AA Meetings Bendersville, PA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Bendersville, Pennsylvania.

The closest AA meeting to you is 14.27 miles away and meets on Saturday at 10:00:00 AM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Aspers, Floradale, Gardners, and Biglerville.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for somebody wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Bendersville, PA will help them build a support network to help guide them to sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their survival of maintaining this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

The Best Method of Selecting an AA Meeting in Bendersville, PA

It is important when coming to AA that you select a meeting that is best for where you are at in sobriety. The 1st type of meeting is a new comers meeting and is not solely for new comers but is a meeting that inspires them to share their stories and accept help. Another type of meeting would be a single gender meeting, either a men’s meeting or women’s meeting. These types of meeting are closed to the opposite sex. A Closed meeting simply means the group is closed to any discussion that does not involve how to maintain sobriety from alcohol. Speaking of any other illicit substances is not allowed. A Step Study is a meeting that is simply a specific step and discussed in length regarding the best approach to working this step and applying it to your daily life. Traditions meetings revolve around the 12 traditions of AA. The 12 traditions are not the same as the 12 steps. The traditions were created to maintain order throughout AA and maintaining accountability to these traditions is why you can attend an AA Meeting anywhere in across the globe to hear the same message.

How to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Bendersville, PA

To benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you need to walk in willing to accept change and be open minded. Make sure to be ready to arrive early and stay late because there is always a “before” and “after” for every meeting, where the members of the group gather outside and talk. Make sure during opening announcements that you raise your hand to let the group know this is your first meeting. Don't forget to inquire about a meeting list, with phone numbers of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t hesitate to raise your hand and speak, share the journey that lead you through their doors that day.