By BARBARA GREEN
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Victory Church of Bowie has launched a new community outreach connected to alcohol and chemical dependency assisting not only those falling victim, but their families and others touched by these actions.
Pastor John Little, who has been with Victory almost eight years, said ACTS (Alcohol Chemical Treatment Series) is a 12-lesson program that seeks to break the bonds of addiction.
It was initiated several years ago by Rod Carpenter, who battled his own addiction and turned his life around with a passion to help others in similar situations. It has found success in all 50 of the United States.
ACTS also has other topics such as anger management, parenting and job development. Little says he has been looking at this program on and off for several years, he had talked to the company, but had never done anything with it.
“A missionary who works with Native American reservations came through and told me about the success it was having there and that is was making a difference. That’s when I said we are going to do it and we pulled the trigger on it,” explained Little.
This is a curriculum-based self-help recovery and educational program. It is designed to help the individual or family to deal with the problems associated with alcohol and chemical abuse. It offers a “holistic approach” that encompasses the emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of an individual or family.

The classes take place at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday at Victory Church, 518 Hutchinson Street. Those with questions may call at 682-300-8804 or visit the church’s Facebook page.

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