Celebrate Recovery Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == History == [[File:Driveway to Saddleback Church, Rancho Capistrano.jpg|thumb|Driveway to Saddleback Church, Rancho Capistrano]] The organization was founded in 1991 by John Baker, a former [[alcoholic]] staff member of [[Saddleback Church]] with the support of Pastor [[Rick Warren]].<ref> Kate Shellnutt, [https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2016/august-web-only/how-celebrate-recovery-helped-evangelicals-open-up-about-ad.html How Celebrate Recovery Helped Evangelicals Open Up About Addiction], christianitytoday.com, USA, August 12, 2016 </ref> John Baker served as the primary author of The Celebrate Recovery curriculum and materials. In 2004, the program was approved by the California Department of Corrections and entered prisons.<ref> John Leland, [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/10/us/offering-ministry-and-early-release-to-prisoners.html Offering Ministry, and Early Release, to Prisoners], nytimes.com, USA, June 10, 2004</ref> In 2020, the organization was present in 10 countries around the world.<ref> CR, [https://www.celebraterecovery.com/about/ministries-of-cr/cr-international International Celebrate Recovery], celebraterecovery.com, USA, retrieved November 5, 2022</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page