Central Florida AA and COVID-19 – News and Updates

Area Meeting Cancellations, Moves, and Related Changes

With the important COVID-19 recommendations from the CDC and AA’s GSO office in effect, many groups have voted to suspend their meetings or have been required to move them to another location.

As a service to the Central Florida AA community, we will do our best to maintain an updated list on this page to assist those who are seeking in-person meetings and wish to avoid attempting to attend one that has been changed.

This page will list meetings that have reported COVID-related schedule changes or online meeting options. The app and meeting guide will reflect in-person meeting suspensions with a “temporary closure” tag on the individual listings and an “online meetings” tag for those hosting online meetings. Once a meeting returns to its usual schedule, they will be removed from this page and the tags will be removed from the listings.

To view the entire schedule of online meetings being held in Central Florida, please click here or filter within the app or online meeting guide to show only those meetings marked as “online meetings.”

The meetings below are those with updates that were shared with us prior to the most recent update on this page, which was completed on 6/29/2020.

• The Central Florida Intergroup office/bookstore is open by appointment. To set up a time to visit, please call 407-260-5822 or email us by clicking here. We are asking that everyone please wear a mask and honor the CDC’s physical distancing recommendations.
• The East Side Club is holding outdoor meetings (as well as some on Zoom) for ALL meetings listed on the schedule for this club.
• The REBOS Club has reopened subject to guidelines imposed by the State, limiting meetings to 25 people per floor. Individual group updates will be posted separately based on their decisions regarding their individual meeting schedules and operations.
• 226 Men’s Group has resumed in-person meetings, but will be hosting them at REBOS at the usual time until further notice.
• AA Por Un Futuro Mejor has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. Online Zoom meetings will be held at 7pm EVERY NIGHT at this link. / El grupo hispano “AA Por Un Futuro Mejor” se reune ahora en linea todas las noches a las 7 p.m. Utiliza este enlace o link.
• A Good Group has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online meetings at 6pm on Thursdays. To join, click this link or call 1-301-715-8592 with meeting ID 533 419 809.
• A Vision for You will be temporarily changing our meeting time to 7pm Mondays and Thursdays, and these will be held in the outdoor pavilion adjacent to the church. Please bring your own Big Book.
• AA Way of Life has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The group is hosting online Zoom meetings at 7pm on Thursdays at this link or by calling in to 646-558-8656 OR 720-707-2699 and entering 711 112 613. The password online is serenity and the phone password is 044352.
• Altamonte Springs Group has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but is offering an online meeting at 7pm on Wednesdays. Click here to join the meeting.
• Avalon Friends for Life has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The Friday women’s meeting is hosting an online meeting at 7:30pm. To join, log into Zoom with meeting ID 894 2719 4625 and password 093670.
• Back To Basics will meet at Lake Concord Park on Mondays at 7 pm until further notice, weather permitting.
• Bar None has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online meetings at 8pm on Tuesdays. To join, click this link or log into Zoom with meeting ID 859 039 862 and password 125936.
• Big Book Live is hosting online meetings at 7pm on Fridays. To join, click this link or call 312-626-6799 and enter meeting ID: 148 782 723 with password bigbook.
• By The Book has suspended in-person meetings until further notice.
• Came To Believe will be hosting an online Zoom meeting on Thursday nights at 7 PM at this link with password CTB.
• Central Orlando Group is hosting in-person meetings at all the regular meeting times: 6:30am, 10:00am, 12:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:00pm, 8:00pm. Meetings will also take place via Zoom at 6:30am, 10am, noon, 4:30pm, 6pm, and 8pm at this link or by calling in to 646-558-8656 and entering 984 533 1178. Please ask a group member for the password.
  • The women’s meetings at 6pm on Wednesdays and 6:30am on Fridays can be joined at this link or by signing into Zoom with meeting ID 311 689 875 and password 802618. Central also has outside meetings at all the same meeting times.
• College Park Group has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The group is hosting online Zoom meetings at 7pm on Mondays at this link or by calling in to 1-312-626-6799 and entering meeting ID: 278 441 3395.
• College Park Triangle has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The group is hosting online meetings at 7pm on Thursdays – join at this link or by calling in to 1-312-626-6799 and entering meeting ID 666 215 484 and password 816968.
• Crossroads Group has resumed their in-person meeting schedule at their new location and continue to host online 5:30pm meetings via BlueJeans. To join, click here (downloads the meeting plugin) or sign into BlueJeans with meeting ID 557558399 and passcode 6421.
• Decisions Group has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The Monday and Wednesday night meetings will be held online at 8pm at this link or by logging into Zoom and using meeting ID 648 131 881 and password 332474667.
• District 10 has created an online open discussion meeting that will be held at 6pm on Tuesdays. To join, click here, or sign into Zoom with meeting ID 882 9606 2823 and password Hope, or dial 312-626-6799 and enter meeting ID 882 9606 2823 with password 674886.
• Dr Phillips has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but will be hosting online meetings at the following times (for the passwords, please email pmkpeniel@gmail.com):
  • Mondays at 6:30pm: The Big Book study can be accessed at this link. 
  • Tuesdays at 6:30pm: The 12 Step meeting can be accessed at this link. 
  • Thursdays at 6:30pm: The closed discussion can be accessed at this link. 
  • Fridays at 6:30pm: An As Bill Sees It meeting can be accessed at this link.
  • Saturdays at 7:30pm: A new 11th step meeting can be accessed at this link.
  • Sundays at 5:45pm: A beginner meeting can be accessed at this link.
• East Orange Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Fairbanks Group has resumed in-person meetings, but will continue hosting online meetings at 8pm on Sundays. To join, sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID 731-6241-6516 and password 164.
• Fireside Youth has suspended in-person meetings, but is hosting Zoom meetings at 8:30pm on Wednesdays and Sundays. To join, click this link or sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID 783-389-7657.
• First Things First has suspended in-person meetings, but will be hosting daily Zoom meetings at 7:30am. To join, visit this link or log into Zoom and enter meeting ID 651 779 615. For the password, please email pmkpeniel@gmail.com.
• Fortunate Few are hosting in-person/online hybrid meetings at 7pm on Tuesdays. In person meetings are temporarily being held at REBOS. To join online, click this link or sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID 280 004 8162. To obtain the necessary password, please email gettngoofy2007@yahoo.com.
• Friday Night Sobriety has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• From The Heart has suspended in-person meetings, but will be offering Zoom meetings at 10am on Saturdays and at 7:30pm on Tuesdays. To join, sign into Zoom or call 301-715-8592 and use meeting ID 437 168 468 and password heartfully.
• Greenhouse is suspending in-person meetings until further notice.
  • Mondays at noon: To join the 12×12 meeting, click here or sign into Zoom with meeting ID 326 751 915 and password 284636.
  • Tuesdays at 6pm: The women’s online meeting can be accessed by signing in to Zoom and enter meeting ID 453 238 6167 and password BTeam.
  • Wednesdays at noon: To join the Zoom meeting, click here or dial 253-215-8782 with meeting ID 531 902 430 and password Morse.
  • Fridays at 7:30pm: The online Big Book meeting can be accessed by clicking here or signing into Zoom with meeting ID 820 8950 2973 and password 805307.
• Growing Thru The Grapevine is suspending in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online meetings at 7pm on Thursdays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 845 983 54826.
• Happy Hour has resumed in-person meetings. Additionally, online meetings will be held for the following times:
  • Mondays at 5:30pm: Meeting can be accessed by clicking here or signing into Zoom and using meeting ID 958 6911 2672 and password: 824557
  • Tuesdays at 5:30pm: The Big Book meeting can be accessed at this link or by calling in to 312-626-6799 and entering 820 876 078 with password bigbook
  • Wednesdays at 5:30pm: Meeting can be accessed by clicking here or signing into Zoom and using meeting ID 956 4004 7069 Password: 670634
  • Fridays at 5:30pm: Meeting can be accessed by clicking here or signing into Zoom and using meeting ID 941 6382 2683 Password: 973137
• High Noon of Lake Mary has suspended all in-person meetings until further notice. Online meetings will be held at noon Monday through Saturday at: https://rebos.my.webex.com/meet/aafl OR call :1-408-418-9388 access code 796-687-294# attendee number #
• The Home Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• The Hope Group, in addition to in-person meetings, is hosting online meetings as The Virtual Hope Group during their normally scheduled times. To join, click this link or sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID 627 527 9037. To obtain the password, please call 407-810-5159.
• It’s In The Book has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. Online meetings will be held at 7pm on Saturdays using Zoom at this link or by calling in to 646-876-9923 with meeting ID 612 575 348.
• Jaywalkers has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but will be hosting online meetings at 7pm on Tuesdays. To join, click here or sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 170 748 402 and password 274679852.
• Just Do It Group has suspended all in-person meetings until further notice.
• Ladies Night Out has resumed their Monday night meeting, but is hosting a closed women’s meeting online Saturdays at 6:30pm. To join, click here or log into Zoom with meeting ID 946619219 and password 257515.
• Ladies on the Porch is hosting online Zoom meetings at 9:30am on Saturdays at this link or by calling in to 646-558-8656 OR 720-707-2699 and entering 500 885 963 followed by “#” when prompted. The password for the meeting is Freedom.
• Lake Mary Grace Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Lake Minnie Mens has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Lake Nona Moss Park has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. Online Zoom meetings will continue at 7pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. To join online, visit this link or call in to 1-929-436-2866 and enter meeting ID 129 005 818 and password 126880.
• Live Oak has resumed in-person meetings Sundays at 10:30am, which can also be attended online via Zoom. To join, visit this link, or sign into Zoom with meeting ID 662 764 027 and password LIVE, or dial 929-205-6099 with meeting ID 662 764 027.
• Made A Beginning has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online meetings Monday – Saturday at 12pm and 6pm, and Sundays at 4pm. To join, sign into Zoom or dial 929-205-6099 and enter meeting ID 601 784 3721. To obtain the password, please send an email to madeabeginning@gmail.com.
• Maitland Beginners has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Mixed Nuts has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• New Life Group has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but will be hosting online meetings at 7pm on Sundays. To join, click here or sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID 872 4373 8393.
• Our Higher Power has suspended all meetings until further notice, but is hosting an online meeting Wednesdays at 6:30pm. The Zoom ID is 499-146-9579. To obtain the password, email Lioneljo@gmail.com.
• Our Mostly Agnostic Group Of Drunks is suspending in-person meetings until further notice. Online Zoom meetings will be held at 7pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights at this link. You can also join by calling 646-558-8656 and entering meeting ID 343 866 2463 and password 662463.
• The Oviedo Group has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. Zoom meetings will be held at 8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To obtain the meeting ID, please send an email to stcroix51@gmail.com.
• Pass It On will meet at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church at noon until further notice. St Mark’s is located at 1021 Palm Springs Dr. Altamonte Springs 32701. The group will also host online meetings at noon every day. To join, click this link or sign into Zoom with meeting ID 837 082 0979 and password 3708567.
• Pathway to Peace has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Ponderosa Group is suspending in-person meetings until further notice, but will host online meetings at 8pm on Thursdays. To join, click this link or call 312-626-6799 and enter meeting ID 260 097 117 with password hope.
• Psychic Change has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online meetings Monday-Friday at 10pm. To join, click this link or sign into Zoom with meeting ID 843-000-8577 and password 337733.
• Primary Purpose has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting an online meeting on Fridays at 8pm. To join, click here or call 253-215-8782 and enter meeting ID 893 2023 6294.
• Sanctuary has suspended all in-person meetings until further notice, but will host Zoom meetings at 7:30pm on Thursdays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 314 116 739, password 123456.
• The Sand Lake Men’s Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Serenity at Noon has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but will be hosting online meetings Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 12pm. To join, sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID: 515 526 547. For the password, please email pmkpeniel@gmail.com.
• Speak From Your Heart is temporarily holding its meetings in the courtyard on the church campus.
• Sponsor House has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Three Legacies will be offering Zoom meetings in addition to their in-person meetings on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 7pm, plus the women’s meeting at 6pm on Tuesdays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 384-108-7801.
• Upper Room has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Wake Up Call has suspended all in-person meetings until August 2, but will host online meetings at 10am Sundays, and at 7pm on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 328 033 2803 and use password of 946946.
• Wekiva 8:05 Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Wekiva Basics has resumed in-person meetings but will continue offering virtual meetings via WebEx. To join, click here or call 408-418-9388 and enter access code 797 928 162. When asked for an attendee number, press #.
• Winter Park Group is holding in-person meetings at the meeting location during the usual times (click here for the schedule). The group is also holding Zoom meetings. For the 6:30 AM meetings, use Meeting ID 872 9853 4693 and password 777630. For all other meeting times, click here, call 301-715-8592, or sign into Zoom using meeting ID 773 062 385 (no password needed).
• Winter Park Men’s Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Women In Recovery is suspending in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online literature meetings at 6pm Mondays through Thursdays and a speaker/anniversary meeting at 6pm on Fridays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 875 263 13572.
• Young By The Book has suspended all meetings until further notice.

Please also note that many groups have voted to suspend holding hands or touching in any way during prayers. Please check with individual groups upon arrival at meetings to confirm their current decisions on this important matter.

Event Cancellations

A number of local and area AA-related events have also been cancelled. While this list is not exhaustive, we will list those events reported to us through the form that follows. So far, these include:

• The 2020 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous scheduled for July 2-5 in Detroit, Michigan, has been cancelled. However, they are working on a digital experience, expected on AA.org by July 1, 2020. Click here for more information.
• The 2020 Florida State Convention in Jacksonville has been rescheduled for August 5-8, 2021. Click here for more information.
• The June Intergroup Delegates Meeting will be held online. To join, please click here.
• The June Jaywalkers Sunday Birthday Speaker Meeting will occur online. To join, please click here or sign into Zoom with meeting ID 883 9741 7639 and password 999122987.

Has Your Group Announced Changes?

To have your news included on the list of group updates on this page, please share the changes with Intergroup using the form below.

Please note that website updates will not be instant and we may need to reach out to you for additional information, so please provide a valid email address or phone number. Thank you!

For Further Information

Please take a moment to review the available resources related to these changes.

• The Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Office‘s guidance related to COVID-19 and in-person meetings: https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/en_updatesoncoronavirus.pdf
• Additional information from GSO can be found here: https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/update-on-covid-19-coronavirus
• Additional online meetings from this area and elsewhere can be found here: www.aa-intergroup.org