PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — When Pastor Junior Saint Val took to the microphone at the Wednesday evening service, he said the bright lights on stage made him feel like he was
This isn’t a prototypical church gathering. It’s a recovery church, believed to be the first of its kind in New Hampshire. Last week’s opening event marked the 44th location of the Recovery Church Movement, a national network of chapters “for people in recovery, by people in recovery.”