First Assembly of God is hosting Celebrate Recovery led by Josh Singleton on Friday evenings. It begins with a meal at 6 p.m.

Josh Singleton is on fire for Jesus and is celebrating his recovery. "I was struggling with a drug addiction for 12 years.
I tried every type of worldly pleasure imaginable and made bad decisions. Three years ago I hit rock bottom and hit my knees and cried out to God," he said.
He moved from home to home and stayed with whoever would take him in, he added. "I hurt all of my family and manipulated my friends.
If I knew you, I owed you," Singleton said. From jail to prison, he said the enemy deceived him into thinking that was the life.
After getting involved with a men's recovery, he got into the word and started going to church.
"I wanted to talk about Jesus Christ at the meetings, but that wasn't allowed," he said.
Someone told him about Celebrate Recovery, a Christ centered bible based program started by John Baker from Saddleback Church where Rick Warren pastors.
Developed to help codependents find freedom from hurts, hang ups or habits, the year-long study offers small group lessons and encouragement for many types of problems including physical or sexual abuse, drug or alcohol dependency, eating disorders, financial recovery and more.
On Fridays at 6 p.m., participants enjoy a meal at the Solid Rock Café in the fellowship hall of First Assembly of God in Morganton.
Following the meal, praise and worship begins with break out sessions into small groups.
Melissa Conley said she struggled with being lonely and attends the A to Z Group for Everyday Struggles. "It is for everybody.
You don't have anything in control unless God is in control," Conley said. "It covers everything or if you're just having a hard week," Singleton said.
The lessons are followed by testimonies the following week, Singleton added and everything is confidential.
In addition, there are groups for alcohol and drug abuse, and Singleton said he's looking forward to starting a co-dependency group and Life Hurts, God Heals group for teens.
Already more than 60 people have attended the first two weeks of Celebrate Recovery.
"We sit down and talk about the ups and downs and what we've been dealing with all week," Singleton said.
"The biggest thing is it's all about Jesus. It's amazing what Christ is doing through this program," he said.
Contact 433-6171 for information.