Our History

Dr. Tom Shipp, the long time pastor of Lovers Lane United Methodist Church translated his calling to provide help and recovery for the alcoholic, by drawing on his community of faith to realize this mission.
Since the early 1990’s the Twelfth Step Ministry has been providing recovery and support services to community members in North Texas. Then in December 2005 the Twelfth Step Ministry was formalized and incorporated with it’s own board of directors.
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Today's Meetings Center For Spiritual Development 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas Texas 75220
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Not all of our regular meetings are in-person. Click the links below for the virtual information for each type of meeting. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Virtual Meetings - https://www.aa.org/ Adult Children of
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Not all of our regular meetings are in-person. Click the links below for the virtual information for each type of meeting.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Virtual Meetings – https://www.aa.org/
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) Virtual Meetings – https://adultchildren.org/
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Tuedays at 7:00pm
- Thursdays at 7:00pm
- Sundays at 3:00pm
Cocaine Anonymous (CA) Virtual Meetings – https://ca.org/
In Person Meetings (4dCA) 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Wednesdays at 7:30pm
- Thursdays at 7:30pm
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous (CEA HOW) Virtual Meetings – https://www.ceahow.org/en/home/
Co-Dependants Anonymous (CODA) Virtual Meetings – https://coda.org/
Co-Dependant Sex Addict (COSA) Virtual Meetings – https://cosazoomroom.org/
Debtors Anonymous (DA) Virtual Meetings – https://debtorsanonymous.org/
Debtors Anonymous (DA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Tuesdays at 7:30pm
- Saturdays 9:00am
Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA) Virtual Meetings – https://eatingdisordersanonymous.org/
Families Anonymous (FA) – Virtual Meetings – https://www.familiesanonymous.org/
Families Anonymous (FA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Thursdays at 7:pm
Gamblers Anonymous (GA) Virtual Meetings – http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/locations
Gamblers Anonymous (GA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Sundays at 4:30pm
- Tuesdays at 7:00pm
Grief Recovery after Substance Passing (GRASP) Virtual Meetings – http://grasphelp.org/
Heroin Anonymous (HA) Virtual Meetings – https://heroinanonymous.org/
Infidelity Survivors Anonymous (ISA) Virtual Meetings – http://www.isurvivors.org/
Infidelity Survivors Anonymous (ISA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Saturdays 10:00am (WOMEN ONLY)
Nicotine Anonymous (NiCA)- Virtual Meetings – https://www.nicotine-anonymous.org/
Nicotine Anonymous (NiCA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Sundays at 7:00pm
Opiates Anonymous (OPA) Virtual Meetings – http://www.opa12.org/home
Opiates Anonymous (OPA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Thursdays at 7:00pm
Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) Virtual Meetings – https://www.sa.org/
Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Tuesdays at 6:00pm
- Thursdays at 6:00pm
- Saturdays at 10:30am
Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) Virtual Meetings – https://saa-recovery.org/meetings/
Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Saturdays at 9:00am (WOMEN ONLY)
Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) — In Person Meetings — 5324 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220
- Monday Thru Friday at 12:00pm (noon)
- Thursdays at 7:30pm
- Saturdays at 10:30am (Step Study)
- Saturdays at 12:00pm
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) Virtual Meetings –http://www.slaadfw.org/
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All Day (Sunday) CST
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Virtual and in person
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Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)/Dysfunctional Families is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of men and women who grew up in dysfunctional homes. We meet to share our experience
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Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)/Dysfunctional Families is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of men and women who grew up in dysfunctional homes.
We meet to share our experience of growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect and trauma infected us. This affects us today and influences how we deal with all aspects of our lives.
ACA provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment that allows us to grieve our childhoods and conduct an honest inventory of ourselves and our family—so we may (i) identify and heal core trauma, (ii) experience freedom from shame and abandonment, and (iii) become our own loving parents.
The 14 Traits of an Adult Child, also known as The Laundry List, are shown below. If you identify with any of these Traits, you may find a home in our Program. We welcome you.
- We became isolated and afraid of people and authority figures.
- We became approval seekers and lost our identity in the process.
- We are frightened by angry people and any personal criticism.
- We either become alcoholics, marry them or both, or find another compulsive personality such as a workaholic to fulfill our sick abandonment needs.
- We live life from the viewpoint of victims and we are attracted by that weakness in our love and friendship relationships.
- We have an overdeveloped sense of responsibility and it is easier for us to be concerned with others rather than ourselves; this enables us not to look too closely at our own faults, etc.
- We get guilt feelings when we stand up for ourselves instead of giving in to others.
- We became addicted to excitement.
- We confuse love and pity and tend to “love” people we can “pity” and “rescue.”
- We have “stuffed” our feelings from our traumatic childhoods and have lost the ability to feel or express our feelings because it hurts so much (Denial).
- We judge ourselves harshly and have a very low sense of self-esteem.
- We are dependent personalities who are terrified of abandonment and will do anything to hold on to a relationship in order not to experience painful abandonment feelings, which we received from living with sick people who were never there emotionally for us.
- Alcoholism* is a family disease; and we became para-alcoholics** and took on the characteristics of that disease even though we did not pick up the drink.
- Para-alcoholics** are reactors rather than actors.
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(Sunday) 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm cst
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Center for Spiritual Development
5324 W. Northwest Highway
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GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to
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GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling. There are no dues or fees for Gamblers Anonymous membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. Gamblers Anonymous is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any cause. Our primary purpose is to stop gambling and to help other compulsive gamblers do the same.
Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real problem gamblers. No one likes to think they are different from their fellows. Therefore, it is not surprising that our gambling careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could gamble like other people. The idea that somehow, some day, we will control our gambling is the great obsession of every compulsive gambler. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of prison, insanity or death.
We learned we had to concede fully to our innermost selves that we are compulsive gamblers. This is the first step in our recovery. With reference to gambling, the delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. We have lost the ability to control our gambling. We know that no real compulsive gambler ever regains control. All of us felt at times we were regaining control, but such intervals – usually brief -were inevitably followed by still less control,which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization. We are convinced that gamblers of our type are in the grip of a progressive illness. Over any considerable period of time we get worse, never better. Therefore, in order to lead normal happy lives, we try to practice to the best of our ability, certain principles in our daily affairs.
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/similar-locations/32.865120/-96.820511
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(Sunday) 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm CST
Location
Center for Spiritual Development
5324 W. Northwest Highway
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Welcome to Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Nicotine Anonymous ("NicA") is a non-profit 12-step fellowship
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Welcome to Nicotine Anonymous (NicA)
Nicotine Anonymous (“NicA”) is a non-profit 12-step fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives. Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the 12 Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine.
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(Sunday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST
Location
Center for Spiritual Development
5324 W. Northwest Highway
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