Ted Haggard

==Saint James Church==
In October 2009, the ''[[Colorado Springs Independent]]'' published the first extensive interview with Haggard to appear in the secular press since the 2006 scandal. Over the course of a 2½-hour interview, the former pastor talked about the scandal, his agreement never to return to New Life or the state of Colorado, suicidal ideas, and the prospect of starting a new church in Colorado Springs. "Back in the old days," said Haggard, "when somebody would get in trouble, they'd just need to move 40 or 50 miles, or a hundred miles, and they could start again. Not anymore. Which is one of the reasons why we needed to come home. Because I needed to finish this story from here."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/the-resurrection-of-pastor-ted/Content?oid=1450688|title=The resurrection of Pastor Ted|first=Bill|last=Forman|website=Colorado Springs Independent}}</ref>

On November 4, 2009, Haggard posted a message on his Twitter account announcing his intent to begin public prayer meetings in his Colorado Springs home.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/11/04/former-new-life-church-pastor-haggard-starting-prayer-group-in-home/|title=Former New Life Church pastor Haggard starting prayer group in home|work=The Denver Post|last=Draper|first=Electa|date=November 4, 2009|access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> On December 7, he started holding the prayer meetings in his barn.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-ted-haggard7-2009dec07,0,2372048.story "Ted Haggard returns to the pulpit in Colorado"] from ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''.</ref> On June 6, 2010, the first meeting of the new church, with Haggard as pastor, was held at the Haggard home.<ref>[http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-ted-haggard-to-start-new-church-in-colo-springs-2010jun02-story.html "Ted Haggard to start new church in Colo. Springs"] from ''[[Associated Press]]''.</ref>

In 2010, Haggard and his wife, Gayle, established the  Saint James Church in Colorado Springs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2010/07/12/pastor-ted-haggard-to-move-growing-church-to-larger-venue/|title=Pastor Ted Haggard to move growing church to larger venue|work=The Denver Post|last=Draper|first=Electa|date=July 12, 2010|access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> In 2015 he became a [[Free Methodist Church]] elder. 

On April 1, 2022, Haggard sold the warehouse housing Saint James Church for $1.95 million according to the El Paso County, Colo., Assessors office.  The sale came after new allegations surfaced about Haggard's alleged inappropriate relationships with boys in the church and more alleged drug use.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/courts/powerhouse-preacher-ted-haggard-faces-new-allegations-of-illicit-behavior/article_200b52b6-2839-565f-a6a6-b22e2fd4612c.html | title=Powerhouse preacher Ted Haggard faces new allegations of illicit behavior | date=July 23, 2022 }}</ref>

Haggard founded a new church in his home in 2022 looking to capitalize on a trend of home-based micro churches.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/disgraced-pastor-ted-haggard-accused-again-of-sexually-inappropriate-behavior/ | title=Disgraced pastor Ted Haggard accused (Again) of sexually inappropriate behavior | date=July 27, 2022 }}</ref>