New Life Church

The New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. is a megachurch, founded and led by Ted Haggard. Jeff Sharlett claims that while it is "…by no means the largest megachurch…", it "…holds more sway over the political direction of evangelicalism" than any other in America. (Sharlet, 2005, 43)

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Colorado Springs - Colorado - U.S. - Megachurch - Ted Haggard - Evangelicalism

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Since its founding in 1984 in the basement of Haggard's home—he was then newly arrived in Colorado—the church has grown through a succession of larger spaces, first in a series of strip malls and the like. The old sanctuary at the current location seats 1,500; the current main sanctuary seats 7,500; the congregation is estimated at 11,000 as of 2005. The building is decorated with numerous artworks by Thomas Blackshear. Upstairs from the sanctuary is "Fort Victory", designed to look like an Old West cavalry fort. (Sharlet, 2005, 42-44)

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Strip mall - As of 2005 - Thomas Blackshear - Old West - Cavalry

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