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There are 39 AA meetings in Allentown, PA across 21 locations and 7 days a week. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are free and confidential, and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking. Use the schedule below to find local and online AA meetings in Allentown by day, time, and format, with directions to each.
Across Allentown, Wednesday is the busiest day for AA meetings, and evening (5–9 PM) sessions are the most common. In-person groups meet across 21 venues in and around the city.
Common formats include Discussion, Speaker, and Literature meetings. If nothing nearby fits your schedule, Doylestown (27 mi) and Reading (30 mi) also have listed meetings within driving range.
Meetings are Monday thru Friday: Monday - Big Book Tuesday - Came To Believe Wednesday - Speaker Thursday - 12 & 12 Friday - Living Sober
ENTER: 17th St EVERYDAY EXIT: Chew St
Came to Believe
This meeting only occurs once a month on the 4th Wednesday. This meeting is where General Service Representatives (GSRs) from groups in the District 57 area meet. For more information, please email sobrgrl32810@yahoo.com
Use door in the middle of the strip mall to the second floor, Suite D.
Beginners Password: FTTS6am
On-Line Meeting link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89165031984?pwd=aC8zK2MrbUFSZmFLK0x1SXNpVk9zUT09 Meeting ID #: 891 6503 1984 Zoom Passcode: 405276
Stick Meeting!! We provide each attendee with a stick with a topic to discuss in the meeting.
In-person Discussion Literature Open Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism. Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers.
Free-flow Topic
** There has been major water damage to Bausmann Church, and we unfortunately cannot access the usual meeting room from Tuesday through Friday(1/20 - 1/23). The temporary meeting room is on the third floor, however, it is not ADA friendly. ...
This is an online meeting. Meeting ID: 299 414 0633 Password: 643 329 Phone option: 929-436-2866. Follow prompts, enter Meeting ID, then Password.
(Women)(ONLINE ONLY)
This is an online Zoom meeting only. You can also join by phone. Meeting ID: 703 410 8213 Passcode: 797565 Most Zoom meetings can be joined by phone. Simply call 929 205 6099, then follow the prompts. You will need to enter a meeting’s...
Park in rear and enter rear facing doors. Mon - As Bill Sees it; Tues -Step; Wed; Big Book; Thurs. Speaker/Topic; Friday Living Sober/Came to Believe
Monday and Wednesday meetings are now held indoors. Meeting room is near the lower parking lot rear door. The church has provided access to the bathrooms. Bring your own coffee.
The church's insurance policy requires we lock the door once our meetings start, so please knock if arriving late.
meeting # 899 0560 6828 Password 429410
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This directory lists 39 AA meetings across 21 locations in Allentown, Pennsylvania, spanning a range of days, times, and formats so you can find one that fits your schedule.
Whether it's your first meeting or your hundredth, Allentown's AA community makes room for everyone.
AA is peer support. Some people also work with:
For official AA information, visit aa.org.
This directory lists 39 AA meetings in Allentown, PA at 21 venues. AA meetings are free and Alcoholics Anonymous is self supporting, so there is no fee, no insurance check, and no intake form. AA is not treatment and does not provide detox, medical care, or housing. Those are separate services, and knowing which is which is the difference between getting the right help and getting none.
Five things are commonly confused with each other. They differ in who supervises them, whether you live there, and how they are paid for.
| Option | What it is | Medically supervised | How it is paid for |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA meetings | Free peer support groups, in person and online | No | Free, self supporting through member contributions |
| Detox | Short term medically supervised detox while alcohol leaves the body | Yes | Health service or paid, depending on the provider |
| Residential treatment | Inpatient or residential treatment, living on site for a set period | Yes | Health service, insurance, or self funded |
| Outpatient treatment | Outpatient and intensive outpatient programmes, structured sessions while living at home | Usually | Health service, insurance, or self funded |
| Sober living | Sober living homes and recovery residences, shared abstinent housing with house rules | No | Usually rent paid by the resident |
Not always, and this is the one thing on this page worth reading twice. Stopping suddenly after heavy daily drinking can cause withdrawal that ranges from uncomfortable to genuinely dangerous, which is why medically supervised detox exists as a service distinct from counselling or rehab. If you drink heavily every day, the safe order is to speak to a doctor or a withdrawal service first, then use meetings to hold the ground you gain. This is the published position of SAMHSA, not advice from this directory.
Sober living homes and recovery residences are shared homes where everyone living there is staying sober, usually with house rules, curfews, and required meeting attendance. It is housing, not treatment, and not medical care. People commonly move in after residential treatment, or when going home would mean returning to the circumstances the drinking grew in. Residents in Pennsylvania typically attend local AA meetings as part of the house agreement, which is where a schedule like the one on this page stops being abstract.
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Allentown is located in Lehigh County, part of the broader Pennsylvania AA network. This directory covers AA meetings throughout Lehigh County, with times, locations, formats, and accessibility details for each.
Lehigh County has a wide range of AA meetings: open and closed formats, speaker meetings, step studies, and groups for specific demographics. Morning, evening, and weekend slots are available throughout the county.
Many people in Allentown attend meetings in neighboring communities within Lehigh County simply because a particular group suits them better. County-level intergroups and central offices also coordinate schedules, run 24-hour phone lines, and connect people with local AA resources.
More meetings nearby: Use the filters above to search by day, time, format, and type. You can also browse the Pennsylvania AA meetings directory to find groups in other cities throughout Lehigh County and across the state.