{"id":21668,"date":"2019-08-05T12:03:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T16:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=21668"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:57:29","slug":"support-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=21668","title":{"rendered":"Support Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not only does the Church proclaim the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ, the Church also brings the good news \"\"of hope, peace, and love to a struggling community. One of the ways that Pitman United Methodist Church reaches out to the community is through the outside groups that we host.\u00a0 Many resources and “programs” are in place to help people struggling with difficulties such as addiction, grief, and mental illness.\u00a0 Our role at PUMC is to help deliver these services to our community by providing meeting space.\u00a0 We don’t organize, plan, or in any way control these group’s programs, but we support them with our prayers and our building.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Before COVID, most of the groups stopped meeting in our church.\u00a0 But as we emerge from the pandemic, they are slowly returning.\u00a0 Below is a summary of the support groups which currently meet in our building.
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Personal Healing…<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Life tends to throw us a lot of curves.\u00a0 Problems such as addictions, death of loved ones, violence, or illnesses may hit us at any time.\u00a0 When this happens, connecting with people who are traveling the same valleys can be very helpful.\u00a0 Here are some of the support groups that meet at PUMC…
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Narcotics Anonymous<\/span><\/h1>\n

Smile Today is a weekly meeting for those who are in a day to day struggle to be free from addictions.<\/span><\/p>\n

God wants us to be whole, healthy, and free of\u00a0 addictions that grip our lives and prevent us from hearing, obeying, and serving Him.\u00a0 At Pitman United Methodist Church, we\u00a0 believe that all people have immense worth and\u00a0 were created for God’s\u00a0 glory.\u00a0 After all, Christ died for all of us.\u00a0 By supporting NA, we are furthering our mission of glorifying God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s an excerpt from the NA website…<\/span><\/p>\n

Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit Fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.<\/span><\/em>
\n–Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text, page 9.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with over 61,000 weekly meetings in over 131 countries worldwide. Narcotics Anonymous is FREEDOM from active addiction Recovery from addiction is possible and available through the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

There are no membership fees or dues. People who are looking for help with addiction in any way are welcome to just walk right in. Even if there are loved ones just looking for support, they are welcome!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Smile Today<\/span><\/h4>\n