Addiction Ministry
Our mission is to reduce the stigma of addiction.
The aim of our ministry is to create an atmosphere of openness and compassion for those who suffer from addiction, directly or indirectly.
By lifting the silence surrounding addictions, we seek to ease suffering and promote understanding and recovery. If you, or members of your family, have been touched by addiction, we want the church to be a safe place for you to talk about it.
We understand “addiction” in its broadest sense to include substance abuse and behavioral addictions, such as gambling, eating disorders, sex and love, pornography, indebtedness, the internet. One is addicted to a substance or behavior if one suffers serious negative consequences from its use and continues that use in spite of the consequences.
We understand the debilitating nature of addiction and its devastating effects on the physical, emotional, and spiritual lives of those who are affected.
Addiction is in part a spiritual disorder, and long-term recovery is in large part a spiritual process, involving reconnection to one’s true self, to others, and to one’s understanding of the transcendent. Such healing most often takes place in community.
Because Unitarian Universalists profess the inherent worth and dignity of every person, we believe our faith community is well-suited for this work.