Meetings

The Difference Between Open and Closed A.A. Meetings

The purpose of all A.A. group meetings, as the Preamble states, is for A.A. members to “share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.” Toward this end, A.A. groups have both open and closed meetings.

Closed meetings

Closed meetings are for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and “have a desire to stop drinking.”

Open meetings

Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous‚ a program of recovery from alcoholism. Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers.

Find a Meeting

Online Meetings: Due to COVID 19 many of you are without a physical meeting. Typically Area 23 neither endorses nor opposes online meetings. However, we do appear to be in a bit of a crisis and would like to encourage our membership to find a meeting by whatever means possible. The following link provides information relating to meetings online: https://aa-intergroup.org/oiaa/meetings/. Too, this is the latest release from aa.org relating to the corona virus and online meetings: https://www.aa.org/press-releases/en_US/press-releases/aa-groups-using-digital-platforms-to-find-sobriety-during-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak. Finally, many of you closer to home are creating your own temporary online meetings. The Area would, of course, encourage you – however, always keep in mind that it is vital to look out for the anonymity of our members.

AA.org’s meeting links for Indiana

Indianapolis Intergroup (list of meetings in the Indianapolis area)

Alcoholics Anonymous now offers an app for your mobile device. If you would like this app click here.

City	County	Area/District
Monroe	Adams	22/0
Decatur	Adams	22/0
Berne	Adams	22/0
New Haven	Allen	22/0
Leo	Allen	22/0
Ft Wayne	Allen	22/0
Taylorsville	Bartholomew	23/4a
Hope	Barttholomew	23/4a
Columbus	Bartholomew	23/4a
Oxford	Benton	22/0
Hartford City	Blackford	22/0
Zionsville	Boone	23/22
Thorntown	Boone	23/22
Lebanon	Boone	23/22
Nashville	Brown	23/10
Logansport	Cass	22/0
Sellersburg	Clark	26/0
Jeffersonville	Clark	26/0
Henryville	Clark	26/0
Clarksville	Clark	26/0
Charleston	Clark	26/0
Poland	Clay	23/18c
Clay City	Clay	23/18c
Brazil	Clay	23/18c
Mulberry	Clinton	22/0
Frankfort	Clinton	22/0
Marengo	Crawford	26/0
English	Crawford	26/0
Washington	Daviess	23/16b
Lawrenceburg	Dearborn	23/8
Greendale	Dearborn	23/8
Dover	Dearborn	23/8
Bright	Dearborn	23/8
Aurora	Dearborn	23/8
Westport	Decatur	23/4b
St Maurice	Decatur	23/4b
Greensburg	Decatur	23/4b
Waterloo	DeKalb	22/0
Garrett	DeKalb	22/0
Butler	DeKalb	22/0
Auburn	DeKalb	22/0
Muncie	Delaware	22/0
Chesterfield	Delaware	22/0
Jasper	Dubois	23/12
Huntingburg	Dubois	23/12
Haysville	Dubois	23/12
Ferdinand	Dubois	23/12
Nappanee	Elkhart	22/0
Middlebury	Elkhart	22/0
Goshen	Elkhart	22/0
Elkhart	Elkhart	22/0
Bristol	Elkhart	22/0
Connersville	Fayette	23/40b
New Albany	Floyd	26/0
Veedersburg	Fountain	22/0
Attica	Fountain	22/0
Brookville	Franklin	23/40b
Batesville	Franklin/Ripley	23/40b
Rochester	Fulton	22/0
Princeton	Gibson	23/16b
Oakland City	Gibson	23/16b
Ft Branch	Gibson	23/16b
Upland	Grant	22/0
Marion	Grant	22/0
Gas City	Grant	22/0
Linton	Greene	23/16b
Jasonville	Greene	23/16b
Bloomfield	Greene	23/16b
Noblesville	Hamilton	23/22
Fishers	Hamilton	23/22
Carmel	Hamilton	23/22
Greenfield	Hancock	23/2
Fortville	Hancock	23/2
Palmyra	Harrison	26/0
New Salisbury	Harrison	26/0
Corydon	Harrison	26/0
Plainfield	Hendricks	23/20
Pittsboro	Hendricks	23/20
Danville	Hendricks	23/20
Coatesville	Hendricks	23/20
Brownsburg	Hendricks	23/20
Avon	Hendricks	23/20
Knightstown	Henry	23/40b
New Castle	Henry	23/40b
Middletown	Henry	23/40b
Kokomo	Howard	22/77
Huntington	Huntington	22/0
Seymour	Jackson	23/6
Freetown	Jackson	23/6
Crothersville	Jackson	23/6
Brownstown	Jackson	23/6
Demotte	Jasper	22/0
Portland	Jay	22/0
Madison	Jefferson	23/6
Hanover	Jefferson	23/6
Vernon	Jennings	23/6
North Vernon	Jennings	23/6
Nineveh	Johnson	23/20
New Whiteland	Johnson	23/20
Greenwood	Johnson	23/20
Franklin	Johnson	23/20
Camp Atterbury	Johnson	23/20
Vincennes	Knox	23/16b
Warsaw	Kosciusko	22/43
Syracuse	Kosciusko	22/43
North Webster	Kosciusko	22/43
La Grange	La Grange	22/45
Howe	La Grange	22/45
Whiting	Lake	22/1
Schererville	Lake	22/11
Rangeline	Lake	22/15
Munster	Lake	22/13
Miller Beach	Lake	22/5
Merrillville	Lake	22/11
Lowell	Lake	22/11
Lake Station	Lake	22/7
Lake Dalecarlia	Lake	22/11
Hobart	Lake	22/7
Hessville	Lake	22/3
Hammond	Lake	22/3
Griffith	Lake	22/13
Gary	Lake	22/5,7,9
East Chicago	Lake	22/1
Dyer	Lake	22/13
Crown Point	Lake	22/11
Cedar Lake	Lake	22/11
Rolling Prairie	LaPorte	22/23
Michigan City	LaPorte	22/21
LaPorte	LaPorte	22/23
Hanna	LaPorte	22/23
Mitchell	Lawrence	23/10
Bedford	Lawrence	23/10
Pendleton	Madison	23/83
Elwood	Madison	23/83
Anderson	Madison	23/83
Indianapolis	Marion	23/Various
Beech Grove	Marion	23/Various
Plymouth	Marshall	22/55
Culver	Marshall	22/55
Bremen	Marshall	22/55
Shoals	Martin	23/10
Loogootee	Martin	23/10
Peru	Miami	22/57
Stinesville	Monroe	23/10
Ellettsville	Monroe	23/10
Bloomington	Monroe	23/10
Crawfordsville	Montgomery	23/18a
Waverly	Morgan	23/20
Paragon	Morgan	23/20
Mooresville	Morgan	23/20
Martinsville	Morgan	23/20
Thayer	Newton	22/15
Sumava Resorts	Newton	22/15
Roselawn	Newton	22/15
Morocco	Newton	22/15
Lake Village	Newton	22/15
Wolf Lake	Noble	22/45
Wolcotville	Noble	22/45
Ligonier	Noble	22/45
Kendalville	Noble	22/45
Cromwell	Noble	22/45
Avilla	Noble	22/45
Albion	Noble	22/45
Rising Sun	Ohio	23/8
Paoli	Orange	23/10
Orleans	Orange	23/10
French Lick	Orange	23/10
Spencer	Owen	23/10
Rockville	Parke	23/18c
Mecca	Parke	23/18c
Tell City	Perry	23/12
Cannelton	Perry	23/12
Winslow	Pike	23/12
Petersburgh	Pike	23/12
Valparaiso	Porter	22/19
South Haven	Porter	22/19
Porter	Porter	22/17
Portage	Porter	22/17
Kouts	Porter	22/15
Hebron	Porter	22/15
Chesterton	Porter	22/17
Wadesville	Posey	23/14
Poseyville	Posey	23/14
New Harmony	Posey	23/14
Mt Vernon	Posey	23/14
Wheeler	Porter	22/19
Winamac	Pulaski	22/57
Medaryville	Pulaski	22/57
Roachville	Putnam	23/18c
Greencastle	Putnam	23/18c
Cloverdale	Putnam	23/18c
Winchester	Randolph	23/40a
Union City	Randolph	23/40a
Parker City	Randolph	23/40a
Versailles	Ripley	23/8
Sunman	Ripley	23/8
Osgood	Ripley	23/8
Milan	Ripley	23/8
Rushville	Rush	23/2
Scottsburg	Scott	23/6
Shelbyville	Shelby	23/2
Rockport	Spencer	23/12
Walkerton	St Joseph	22/25
South Bend	St Joseph	22/25
Osceola	St Joseph	22/25
Mishawaka	St Joseph	22/25
Granger	St Joseph	22/25
San Pierre	Starke	22/55
North Judson	Starke	22/55
Koontz Lake	Starke	22/55
Knox	Starke	22/55
Bass Lake	Starke	22/55
Fremont	Steuben	22/45
Angola	Steuben	22/45
Hamilton	Steuben/Dekalb	22/45
Sullivan	Sullivan	23/16a
Farmersburg	Sullivan	23/16a
Vevay	Switzerland	23/8
East Enterprise	Switzerland	23/8
West Lafayette	Tippacanoe	22/51
Monitor	Tippacanoe	22/49
Tipton	Tipton	22/81
Liberty	Union	23/40a
Highland	Vanderburgh	23/14
Evansville	Vanderburgh	23/14
Clinton	Vermillion	23/18c
Terre Haute	Vigo	23/18a,b
Wabash	Wabash	22/71
North Manchester	Wabash	22/71
Tennyson	Warrick	23/12
Newburgh	Warrick	23/12
Boonville	Warrick	23/12
Salem	Washington	23/6
Richmond	Wayne	23/40a
Milton	Wayne	23/40a
Hagerstown	Wayne	23/40a
Cambridge City	Wayne	23/40a
Bluffton	Wells	22/75
Reynolds	White	22/53
Monticello	White	22/53
Monon	White	22/53
Larwill	Whitley	22/41
Columbia City	Whitley	22/41
Churubusco	Whitley	22/41