This November, Hope Church will host Redeeming Recovery - a three-day gathering that brings together the worlds that too often stay separate: the Church, the recovery community, clinicians, and the families/friends who walk alongside people in addiction. We are building it so that no one in active addiction or recovery is turned away over cost.
AT A GLANCE
Dates Thursday–Saturday, November 5–7, 2026
Location Hope Church • 1215 Gallatin Avenue, Nashville, TN 37206
Expected attendance ~400 people across three days
Who it’s for People in recovery and active addiction; families, friends, and advocates; clinicians and mental-health professionals; pastors and church leaders
Tone Warm. Gracious. Honest. Informed. Safe.
Why Redeeming Recovery
Recovery rooms too often leave Christ out of the conversation, and churches too often leave recovery out of the Gospel. At Hope Church, we hold a different conviction: everyone is in need of recovery from something. The Gospel meets people not after they’ve cleaned themselves up, but in the middle of their need. Recovery, then, isn’t a side ministry or an exception to the Gospel—it is the Gospel and it’s a picture of what God is desiring to do in all of us. Recovery is holy work.
This conviction already lives at Hope through a posture of honesty, vulnerability and, practically, through our sermons, classes, and I.D. Recovery, our weekly Christ-centered twelve-step meeting. Redeeming Recovery extends that work into a regional gathering that restores Christ to the center of recovery and names Him as the One at the heart of all real healing; a space where worship, teaching, clinical wisdom, and lived experience sit at the same table.
Who We’re Building It For
People in recovery from any addiction, and people still in active addiction
Family members, friends, and advocates walking alongside someone they love in recovery or active addiction
Medical and mental-health professionals and students in the field
Pastors and church leaders who want to integrate recovery into their communities
Tentative Agenda
Schedule in development — subject to refinement as speakers and sessions are confirmed.
Thursday, November 5
Afternoon check-in, prayer room, and quiet space open
Opening worship and Keynote 1 — “Why Recovery Is Holy Work”
Evening I.D. Recovery meetings
Friday, November 6
Morning worship and Keynote 2
Breakout sessions, a midday workshop, and a second breakout block
Afternoon I.D. Recovery meetings; catered lunch and dinner provided
Evening worship, Keynote 3, and Communion
Fellowship Night — a substance-free evening of community
Saturday, November 7
Final morning breakout session
Closing worship and Keynote 4
Prayer of blessing, practical resources, and clear next steps for continued support