Recovery
Bethany DePugh
Director of Recovery Ministries
Matthew Whitney
Recovery Ministries Coordination Director
Welcome to Resurrection Recovery
Recovery groups welcome anyone affected by substance, drug, or alcohol abuse or addictions of any kind, including those struggling with mental health concerns. Some groups are meeting in person and online.
Welcome to Resurrection Recovery
Recovery groups welcome anyone affected by substance, drug, or alcohol abuse or addictions of any kind, including those struggling with mental health concerns. Some groups are meeting in person and online.
Featured Event
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Johnson County, presenting:
Voices of Experience:
Understanding Psychosis
Thursday, July 30 | Resurrection Leawood Foundry
Food & Fellowship: 5 - 6 PM | Event: 6 - 6:45 PM
This community panel discussion will explore psychosis through the perspectives of individuals with lived experience, family members, and mental health professionals. Panelists will share personal stories, discuss pathways to recovery, and provide insight into the challenges and hope that can exist alongside psychosis.
The event will include conversation around treatment approaches, navigating support systems, stigma, family impact, and the role of compassionate care. Attendees will hear from a psychiatrist on clinical approaches and treatment options, a CIT trained police officer skilled in navigating critical intervention, and individuals and families with firsthand experience living with psychosis.
Whether you are personally impacted, supporting a loved one, working in mental health, or hoping to learn more, this event aims to foster understanding, connection, and hope through honest conversation and shared experience.
Recovery Night Thursdays
We invite you to find your place of support and care at Resurrection!
Join us on Thursday evenings for food and connection to hear powerful personal testimonies of recovery.
Details for each location are listed below.
Childcare is available for recovery events on Thursday nights at our Leawood location. Registration is required due to limited availability.
August 27, 2026, Childcare will begin for the school year.
Resurrection Leawood
- 5001 W 137th St, Leawood, KS 66224
- The Foundry (Building B)
- 5:30 pm | Pizza & Fellowship
- 6:15 pm | Live-streamed Testimony
- 7:00 pm | Recovery Support Group Meetings
Resurrection West
- 24000 W Valley Pkwy, Olathe, KS 66061
- 6:15 pm | Pizza & Fellowship
- 6:15 pm | Live-streamed Testimony
- 7:00 pm | Recovery Support Group Meetings
- Led by Ryan Rink
Resurrection Downtown
- 1522 McGee, Kansas City, MO 64108
- 5:45 pm | Pizza & Fellowship
- 6:15 pm | Live-streamed Testimony
- 7:00 pm | Recovery Support Group Meetings
- Led by Joshua Poindexter
Resurrection Blue Springs
- 601 NE Jefferson St, Blue Springs, MO 64014
- 5:30 pm | Pizza & Fellowship
- 6:15 pm | Live-streamed Testimony
- 7:00 pm | Recovery Support Group Meetings
- Led by Bill Kephart
Resurrection Brookside (Sunday Nights Only)
- 5144 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64112
- 5:30 pm | Community Meal
- 6:30 pm | Resurrection Recovery Co-Ed
- 6:30 pm | Men's Community Recovery Mtg
- Led by Matthew Whitney
Resurrection Lee's Summit (Mon, Wed, Sat Only)
- 350 MO-150 Hwy, Lee's Summit, MO 64082
- AA & Al-Anon Classes
Recovery Classes by Location
Click the button to view a PDF of all our Recovery classes by day, time and location.
Community Groups
Resurrection Recovery Resources
Recovery Curriculum
This course walks you through the 12 steps and encourages community and faith. We take a biblical approach to the Twelve Steps with stories and characters from the old and New Testament with a pictorial look at the Resurrection Stained Glass Window. Understand the meaning of surrender, making amends, how to take an inventory, what is prayer and meditation and how to lead your own 12-step study. This guide can be done online in the Fall and Spring with our support groups or one on one with a sponsor.
Conversations
Past Events from Resurrection Recovery
“A Conversation of Hope,” is an inspiring event featuring Healing House founder Bobbi Jo Reed. With over 29 years of sobriety and a powerful story of transformation, Reed has dedicated her life to helping others overcome addiction, establishing a network of recovery homes that have served more than 14,000 individuals in Kansas City. Her remarkable journey, chronicled in the documentary Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence, exemplifies the power of hope and second chances.
This event was part of our weekly Thursday Care Night programming.
Renowned author and speaker John Ortberg shared impactful insights from his new book, Steps. This session also featured an engaging Q&A segment.
Family Education Panel: Exploring the connection between addiction and mental health disorders.
During this event, you will hear from professionals in the field about how to support a loved one dealing with mental health disorders, substance abuse, or both. This process can be challenging and involves many steps. Our aim is to provide clarity, resources, and guidance to comfort and support families. The panel of expert members includes Crisis Intervention Teams, clinical therapists, NAMI representatives, and individuals involved in recovery. They are dedicated to improving community mental health conditions and quality.
Melissa Urban, the powerhouse behind the Whole30 Program, shares her experience, strength and hope in this presentation. Listen to her powerful message on the power of overcoming her drug addiction to become a bestselling author.
This event was part of our weekly Thursday Care Night programming.
Watch this video featuring a panel of experts discussing the topic of addiction and moderated by Lara Moritz, an award winning anchor at KMBC 9 News in Kansas City.
You will hear from individuals in Recovery, loved ones of individuals struggling with addiction, professionals treating addiction and local law enforcement.
Watch this conversation between Adam Hamilton, Resurrection Senior Pastor, and Gary Mendell, a national leader in the addiction space and founder of Shatterproof, whose mission is to spare others the tragedy his family has suffered. If you want to find out more about addiction and how you can help another, click HERE.
First Call led a conversation to offer education and support for the high need faith communities are finding regarding substance use and mental health. This conversation addresses language to reduces stigma in regarding addiction and offers resources to those seeking help in the Kansas City area.
The Kansas City Royals’ general manager Dayton Moore spoke at Resurrection to raise awareness about the harmful effects of pornography and how to find hope after addiction. This event was part of our weekly Thursday Care Night programming.
