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 Finder App

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.