About hatchery house

We work to help restore lives shattered by drug addiction and alcoholism. Our method is what we call Widescope Holistic Algorithm™ covering the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of our clients.  We are of the firm conviction that the thoroughly following the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are a vital first start, for us they are indeed only a first step in our continual quest in living a recovered life.  At the Hatchery House, we not only stay rooted in the 12 steps but we also seek to further our connection to God by studying His word so that we can more thoroughly learn His will for us.  Our purpose is to provide believers and non-believers alike a proven and highly effective environment and program to recover from drug and/or alcohol addiction. 

TONY W. Tharp 
FOUNDER 

Tony Tharp was educated at the Sunset School of Preaching in Lubbock, Texas. He has a firm knowledge of recovery principles and is a minister and pastoral counselor. Though his wife has had no drug or alcohol problems collectively they have continuously been a team working together to bring recovery and harmony to the world about them. They have celebrated fifty-five years of marriage.

Tony Tharp recovered from alcoholism, crime and drug addiction in 1973. He then completed his studies at Sunset School of Preaching 1975. Upon completing his studies, he and his wife Patricia then began a ministry of serving the recovery community almost exclusively remaining in the trenches helping the still sick and suffering addict.

Tony has also been very active in pastoral counseling and has effectively worked with innumerable families of drug addicts. He has a great deal of experience intervening in the lives of many an alcoholic and drug addict resulting in multiple success stories from otherwise highly resistant people.   

Pat and Tony have traveled to distant places such as Russia where he taught English and Substance abuse education from 1994-1995 at the University of Briobidzhan. He further shared the message of recovery to Guatemalan citizens through his ministry in Guatemala. Further, he has been an integral part of inner-city ministries in Lubbock, Texas for over eight years.

Finally, Mr. Tharp is well versed in recovery from a 12-step and Christian perspective. However, he has a good working knowledge of relapse prevention studies and valuable application of such principles.