THE HISTORY OF CUAA
In 1987, six concerned
individuals envisioned the Ministry of Christians United Against Addiction
in response to the needs of born-again persons and their suffering family
members, whose lives had been ravaged by the devastating effects of substance
abuse.
The original founding
members consist of Rev. Ora L. Love, Sis. Barbara Chamberlain, Sis. Adrienne
Carter, *Dea. Jim Hairston,
*Sis. Victoria Kenney, Sis. Gwendolyn Osbourne, and Sis. Thelma Williams
( *deceased). In 1988 Victoria Kenney became a major asset to CUAA. Her
involvement helped to move the Ministry to another level.
Elder Luther
Chambers, Pastor of the Voice of Deliverance Church, hosted the first CUAA
Support Group Meeting, (called Praise, Prayer and Rap) led by Dea. Jim
Hairston. In 1989 the Ministry became an outreach of
New Covenant Church of
Philadelphia where Bishop C. Milton Grannum and Rev. Hyacinth Bobb Grannum, are
Pastors. New Covenant Church of Philadelphia provides spiritual support, and
seventy-five percent of the financial support needed by the Ministry.
CUAA,
as a Ministry, has grown under the direction of Rev. Ora L. Love,
encompassing, education, emergency assistance, family counseling, drug and
alcohol prevention and intervention programs, housing, long term rehabilitation
referrals and family support groups.
Essential to the
Ministry is CUAA’s network of
Family Addiction Support Groups, that create an outlet for victims of
the recovery process to share experiences and to encourage one another
through prayer and group support. These Support Groups meet around the City of
Philadelphia.
Today,
CUAA
continues to be an effective God-given instrument of healing and deliverance.
With its five member executive committee, twenty professional and lay person
representing diverse but complimentary backgrounds in self-experience,
psychology and education, the Ministry continues to grow and allow the will and
work of God to transform and restore His people.
This September, 2002
CUAA celebrates its 15th Anniversary. In fifteen years hundreds
of lives have been touched and changed. God has used the Ministry to repair many
broken homes and families, by
teaching and educating on addiction and helping them to become rooted and
grounded in His WORD.
One
of CUAA’s greatest accomplishments has been Support Group Ministry in
Georgetown, SC, Mahpec, NY and Norristown, PA. Another is that
CUAA has
its own website on the Internet.
Educating
Christian Families on addiction and addictive behavior. CUAA presenters
share from their personal and professional experience how they have overcome
and helped others to do the same.
Empowering
saints through the Word of God; to show that there is hope and permanent
healing through Jesus Christ.
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