The Glacier Group of Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

-Reprinted with permission of AA Grapevine, Inc. 

Meetings

Monday

Recovery Workshop

Location: Zoom
7 PM – 8 PM

Wednesday

Speaker Meeting

First United Methodist Church
725 W 9th Ave,
Anchorage, AK 99501

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Saturday

Call-up Meeting

ChangePoint Church
6689 Changepoint Dr,
Anchorage, AK 99518

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

The 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous

During its first decade, A.A. as a fellowship accumulated substantial experience which indicated that certain group attitudes and principles were particularly valuable in assuring survival of the informal structure of the Fellowship.

In 1946, in the Fellowship’s international journal, the A.A. Grapevine, these principles were reduced to writing by the founders and early members as the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. They were accepted and endorsed by the membership as a whole at the International Convention of A.A., at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1950.

1

COMMON WELFARE

Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.

2

A LOVING GOD

For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern.

3

BUT ONE REQUIREMENT

The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.

4

AUTONOMOUS

Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.

5

ONE PURPOSE

Each group has but one primary purpose – to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.

6

NO ENDORSEMENTS

An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.

7

SELF-SUPPORTING

Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting declining outside contributions.

8

NON-PROFESSIONAL

Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.

9

NEVER ORGANIZED

A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

10

NO PUBLIC CONTROVERSY

Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

11

ATTRACTION-BASED

Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.

12

ANONYMITY

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.