Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Mississippi

What is Alcoholics Anonymous?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from alcoholism.

Central Club Building

• Monday – Friday: 12 pm (open)

Trinity Fellowship Center

Meeting Times:

• Tuesday: 8 pm (closed)
• Friday: 8 pm (open)

St. Paul United Methodist Church

Meeting Times:

• Wednesday: 12 pm (open)
• Saturday: 7 pm (open speaker)

The 12 Steps of AA

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across Mississippi.

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

The 12 steps aim to help members take responsibility for their alcoholism, make amends, and provide peer support for others struggling with alcohol addiction. The spiritual component encourages members to connect with a higher power for guidance.

Getting Started with AA in Mississippi

Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across Mississippi.

Attending Your First Local AA Meeting

AA meetings in Mississippi can be “open” or “closed.” Open meetings welcome anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous. Closed meetings are for those who have a desire to stop drinking.

When attending your first local meeting:

• Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new member.
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.

You may receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• 18 months
• Years 2-30

The most important things are attending meetings, connecting with other members, and working on the program one day at a time. AA provides a supportive community for achieving and maintaining sobriety through its time-tested 12-step and member fellowship.