How did Celebrate Recovery start?
John Baker, a believer who struggled with addictive tendencies, found help through a secular recovery program and began the healing process. He quickly became frustrated when he found he was not allowed to refer to his personal Higher Power, Jesus Christ. He presented a plan to start a Christian 12 Step recovery program to his pastor, Rick Warren. Pastor Rick said, “Do it!” John did and Celebrate Recovery was born at Saddleback Church in 1990. In 2005 at Christ Church – Lutheran, several people began to pray for the Lord’s direction about starting Celebrate Recovery here. God brought together a leadership team and Celebrate Recovery was launched September, 2006.
