Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Ohio

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Name alcoholics Address Schedule
10 AM at Club McKinley2998 Mc Kinley Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43085
Wednesday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Friday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
10:00 am DiscussionYoungstown, OH 44512
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Wednesday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Thursday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Friday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
11th Step Discussion Group2121 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Monday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Tuesday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Wednesday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Thursday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Friday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
3 30s on McKinley2998 Mc Kinley Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43085
Tuesday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Thursday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Friday, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
5 30 Discussion YoungstownYoungstown, OH, 44501
Monday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Tuesday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Wednesday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Thursday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Friday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
501 Step Group501 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
Tuesday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Thursday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Friday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Saturday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
5:30 Keep it Simple-Just For TodayYoungstown, OH 44512
Tuesday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Wednesday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Thursday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Friday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Monday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
5th Dimension Young People’s Group of AADayton, OH
Monday, 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Tuesday, 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Thursday, 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Wednesday, 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
A Way Of Life Group*1718 Philadelphia Ave, Middletown, OH 45044
Friday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
AA By The Book1710 Front St, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Friday, 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Monday, 8:30 am - 9:30 am

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

91 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113
  • 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:

  1. Admitting they are powerless over alcohol and that their lives have become unmanageable
  2. Coming to believe that a Power greater than themselves can restore them to sanity
  3. Deciding to turn their will and their lives over to the care of God as they understand Him
  4. Making a searching and fearless moral inventory of themselves
  5. Admitting to God, to themselves, and to another human being the exact nature of their wrongs
  6. Becoming entirely ready to have God remove all their defects of character
  7. Humbly asking Him to remove their shortcomings
  8. Making a list of all persons they harmed and becoming willing to make amends to them all
  9. Making direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
  10. Continuing to take personal inventory and when they are wrong promptly admitting it
  11. 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
  12. 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