Exposure to the science and treatment of alcohol and addiction related problems can lead not just to understanding, but also to profound changes in the direction of lives. Take for example Jonathan Tripplet, a gifted athlete and director of a collegiate sports and recreation program. After enrolling in a two-week program covering the fundamentals of alcoholism, …
The Faith Partners ministry from Martinez United Methodist Church (Martinez, CA) has recently received a Proclamation from the City of Martinez, acknowledging their work in support of recovery efforts. The team represents the Cal-Nev Conference of the United Methodist Church and the recognition was made in conjunction with National Recovery Month.View the official Martinez Proclamation.
JESUS SAID TO HER, “EVERYONE WHO DRINKS OF THIS WATER WILL BE THIRSTY AGAIN, BUT THOSE WHO DRINK OF THE WATER THAT I WILL GIVE THEM WILL NEVER BE THIRSTY. THE WATER THAT I WILL GIVE WILL BECOME IN THEM A SPRING OF WATER GUSHING UP TO ETERNAL LIFE. – JOHN 4:13-14 IT DOESN’T MATTER …
The Reverend Don Burket, pastor since June, says of the Faith Partners ministry, “I learned about this ministry from the committee who met with me before I came to serve these two churches. It is a unique and awesome ministry and I look forward to seeing it go beyond our churches.” Rev. Burket serves two …
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“Hope for Recovery” is the name that our team at St. Alban’s chose for itself. It’s the perfect name: it reflects what we’re all about, and it does so in three succinct words. But those three succinct words are not the most important three words in the sentence. The words chose for itself are. Because while choosing …
Carol Pine, member of the Presbyterian Addiction Action Leadership Team, and co-facilitator of the Faith Partners team at her church, House of Hope Presbyterian, writes, “Our ministry is called Faith Partners and we are joined by more than 300 communities of faith around the U.S. who have decided to lift the veil of secrecy around …
Louisa United Methodist Church (Prestonsburg District) hosted the “Core Competency Training: Addiction Survival Kit for Clergy” in their new family life center on March 9-10, 2009. Forty persons from around the Kentucky Annual Conference came together to learn more about the issues surrounding substance abuse and hear first-hand accounts of the recovery process. The program …
Reaching Prison Inmates Story: I started drinking at at age 12. Believe me I needed a drink, and managed not to cross the imaginary line of no return until I was about 18. Even then, I still had a good 18 years of fight left in me which included a few moves around the country, a few sordid relationships, several DUI’s …