Ted Haggard, who started New Life Church in his Colorado Springs basement and built it into a megachurch with thousands of worshipers, announced today he is starting a church in his living room.
“We wanted to do something in our house to connect with friends,” said Haggard, whose ties to New Life ended with the revelation that he’d been involved with a male prostitute in Denver.
Haggard will hold his first gathering at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at his house at 1865 Old Ranch Road. He referred to it as a “prayer meeting,” but said it would also be correct to call it a church. The gathering will include music and an offering to New Life Church. Haggard also will give a talk about the power of prayer.
Although Haggard said just recently he had no plans to start a church, he changed his mind two weeks ago after talking to a friend in Florida who was involved in prayer meetings.
Haggard anticipates that 10 to 20 people will show up, and said he has no expectations of building his new enterprise into something on the scale of New Life. (read the rest here)
Nov 05 2009
November 14th, 2009 12:58 pm
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