New Life Church (Colorado Springs, Colorado) facts for kids
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The church grounds with "The Tent" in the foreground and the mountains in the background
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| Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Nondenominational |
| Weekly attendance | 15,000 |
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| Founded | 1984 |
New Life Church is a charismatic evangelical non-denominational multi-site megachurch based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.
History
New Life Church was founded in 1984 by Ted Haggard. The church started under his leadership as an independent church meeting in his home. From these origins, the church grew through a succession of larger meeting spaces including strip mall office space and other non-traditional church locations.
The initial sanctuary on the campus, now referred to as the "theater," seats 2,000 and was dedicated in 1990. It is used primarily for the New Life Friday Night congregation and New Life Kids on Sunday mornings.
The New Life campus is also home to the World Prayer Center. The World Prayer Team organization, founded global internet-based prayer efforts among its participants out of this building. The World Prayer Team is under the direction of Modern Day Missions. The building hosts prayer rooms.
The Tent which was dedicated in 2003 and is used for various ministry gatherings including the Junior High Sunday Service.
The current main sanctuary (referred to as the Living Room) seats 8,000 and was dedicated in 2005.
In August 2007, Brady Boyd became senior pastor.
According to a church census released in 2023, it claimed a weekly attendance of 15,000 people and 8 campuses in different cities.
New Life Worship
New Life Church is well known for its prolific songwriters (Ross Parsley, Jon Egan, Glenn Packiam, Jared Anderson, Cory Asbury, Pete Sanchez) and worship leaders, having released over a dozen albums (Over It All, My Savior Lives, Counting On God, You Hold It All, Strong God, Soak) and hundreds of songs (I Am Free, Great I Am, My Savior Lives, Here In Your Presence) through New Life Worship and Desperation Band.
New Life Worship is under the direction of Eddie Hoagland while Jon Egan leads most Sundays at New Life North.
Influence
New Life Church, along with Focus on the Family, established Colorado Springs as a conservative evangelical center in the 1990s. In 2005, Jeff Sharlet claimed that while New Life is "by no means the largest megachurch ... [it] holds more sway over the political direction of evangelicalism" than any other church in America.
