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What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a free support group for people struggling with alcohol addiction. Regular group meetings are held throughout Ohio to provide a community for members to share experiences and encourage sobriety.
Cleveland AA Meetings
Old Stone Church
- Monday Closed Discussion, 12 pm
- Tuesday As Bill Sees It, 7:30 pm
- Wednesday Closed Step Study, 7:30 pm
- Saturday Morning Eye Opener, 10 am
Columbus AA Meetings
Shepherd’s Corner
460 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
- Monday Big Book Study, 8 pm
- Tuesday Living Sober, 6 pm
- Thursday 12 & 12 Study, 6 pm
- Saturday Morning Social, 10 am
Cincinnati AA Meetings
Hyde Park Community Church
1345 Grace Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45208
- Monday Open Speaker, 8 pm
- Wednesday Closed Step Study, 7 pm
- Friday Beginners Meeting, 6:30 pm
- Sunday Morning Reflections, 10:30 am
The 12 Steps of AA Alcoholics Anonymous
Outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate members to make positive changes in their lives by:
- Admitting they are powerless over alcohol and that their lives have become unmanageable
- Coming to believe that a Power greater than themselves can restore them to sanity
- Deciding to turn their will and their lives over to the care of God as they understand Him
- Making a searching and fearless moral inventory of themselves
- Admitting to God, to themselves, and to another human being the exact nature of their wrongs
- Becoming entirely ready to have God remove all their defects of character
- Humbly asking Him to remove their shortcomings
- Making a list of all persons they harmed and becoming willing to make amends to them all
- Making direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
- Continuing to take personal inventory and when they are wrong promptly admitting it
- Seek through prayer and meditation to improve their conscious contact with God as they understand Him, praying only for knowledge of His will and the power to carry that out
- Having a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, they try to carry this message and help others recover from alcoholism
Getting Started with AA in Ohio
Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings in your area of Ohio. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across the state.
Attending Your First Local AA Meeting
There are two main types of AA meetings in Ohio:
| Meeting Type | Description |
| Open | Anyone can attend, including those simply curious about AA. You do not have to share if you attend an open meeting. |
| Closed | Only those who have a desire to stop drinking may attend. You may still just listen at your first closed meeting if you prefer. |
When attending your first local AA meeting:
- Arrive 10-15 minutes early and introduce yourself to the meeting leader as a new local member
- Share your experiences if you feel comfortable, but just listening is also fine
You may receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones such as:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year