In 2011, an alcoholic pastor felt called to start a new kind of church: One run by addicts for addicts. Called Recovery Church, it blended the teachings of two life-changing books: The Bible and “The Big Book” of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Philip Dvorak of Jupiter is that pastor. Today his tiny movement is spreading across the United States and to Canada and Costa Rica. At the end of 2024, the Recovery Church Movement (RCM) had 81 congregations under its umbrella.
“We are on the verge of surpassing 100 locations any day,” said Dvorak, a licensed mental health counselor and ordained minister. There are more than 30 meetings across Florida. His team’s goal is to see 150 Recovery Church locations by year-end…