Care and Support

Alcoholics Anonymous groups meet regularly at Alpharetta Methodist. AA is a good and honest place to begin dealing with the role alcohol plays in your life.

All groups meet in The Hope House, located at the back of the Cumming Street parking lot.

• Sunday, 4-6 p.m.: Alpha Females AA
• Monday-Saturday, 7-8:30 a.m.: AA Morning Meeting
• Monday-Saturday, 12-1 p.m.: AA Noon Unity Group Meeting
• Monday, Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Alpha Females AA
• Tuesday/Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m.: AA Miracles Within Women’s Meeting
• Saturday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Alpha Females AA

Learn more about Alcoholics Anonymous.

For more information about AA meetings at Alpharetta Methodist, contact Congregational Care Associate Pastor Rev. Terri Henkel or call the church office at 770-475-5576.

This group is open to men and women in the church and community to support each other as they care for spouses with dementia, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s Disease, or debilitating brain injuries. All shared information is confidential, and each person respects others as they share their situations and their needs.

The exchange of information and ideas — such as new articles, doctors, home care, websites and other valuable information — is helpful for everyone. Recommended books are shared, as well. This group is a lifeline for those dealing with a spouse and their disease, and it helps caregivers to realize they are not alone and that others understand and care.

For more information and the meeting schedule, please contact Rev. Terri Henkel.

For information on an upcoming Caring for Caregivers Conference, click here.

CareNotes are written for people dealing with intensely emotional situations who are looking for concise, easy-to-read guidance and support. The booklets offer strength, help and healing for those who are hurting.

Care Notes are available for pick up in the Resource Room.

Stephen Ministry is a one-to-one caring ministry to help people who are experiencing a crisis or challenge such as divorce, grief, loss of job, hospitalization, relocation or loneliness. Alpharetta Methodist’s Stephen Ministry is a critical part of the church’s pastoral care ministry.

The Stephen Ministers are church members who have gone through 50 hours of training so they are equipped to provide high-quality, confidential Christ-centered care to people who are hurting.

When Stephen Ministers are assigned a care receiver, they call that person and begin meeting with him or her for about an hour every week. This caring relationship lasts for as long as the care receiver needs it. Everything the care receivers say to their Stephen Minister is kept confidential. Stephen Ministers don’t try to solve problems; rather, they listen, care, pray for and help the care receiver find his or her path to healing and wholeness.

Learn more about Stephen Ministry.

Do you need a Stephen Minister?

If you’re struggling through a difficult time in life — experiencing grief, divorce, job loss, chronic or terminal illness, or some other life crisis — and wish to be matched with a care giver, please contact Congregational Care Associate Pastor Rev. Terri Henkel (770-475-5576).

Are you called to be a Stephen Minister?

If you have a gift for listening and caring, please consider serving as a Stephen Minister. Learn more here.

Caring Connections is our ministry to those who are homebound. Volunteers visit assisted living facilities, hospitals or private homes to serve as a loving presence and show God’s love to people in need of company and care. For information, contact Congregational Care Associate Pastor Rev. Terri Henkel.