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• Looking back 5 years: Deadly New Life Church shooting

  December 9, 2012 7:41 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS- It's been five years since the deadly shooting at New Life Church off Voyager and Interquest Parkway on the northeast side of town. For the first time since the shooting, the anniversary falls during Sunday worship. Sunday morning, a special ceremony was held in honor of... more »

• Those who have lost everything receive help

  June 30, 2012 7:40 PM

  Liz Hershberger is a wife and mother of four, ages five, four, three, and two. They lost their home in Mountain Shadows. "I'm a person that likes to give, and so I'm quite on the other end from where I've always been in my life," said Hershberger. "It's like... more »

• District 38 moves graduation to New Life

  May 10, 2011 7:01 PM

  For the first time in more than a decade, students in Lewis Palmer School District 38 will not celebrate graduation at the US Air Force Academy. The district has held commencement ceremonies at Clune Arena since 1999 when the school gymnasium became too crowded. However, school administrators say the... more »

• New Life Church heroine says she's gay

  February 25, 2011 7:16 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A former police officer who shot a man who opened fire at her church in Colorado Springs has come out as gay. The Gazette reports that Jeanne Assam said she was told by New Life Church officials that she was no longer welcome after... more »

• Smit funeral planned for next week

  August 13, 2010 12:59 PM

  Funeral services for nationally recognized detective, Lou Smit, will be held at New Life Church on Friday, August 20. Viewing will begin at 9:00 a.m. followed by services at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to Pikes Peak Hospice, Safe2Tell, and Caring Bridge,... more »

• Ted Haggard plans announcement today

  June 2, 2010 8:17 AM

  Ted Haggard, the New Life Church founder who fell from grace amid a sex scandal, has called a news conference to make an announcement. The announcement is planned today at Haggard's Colorado Springs home, three weeks after Haggard said he and wife Gayle had filed incorporation papers for a new... more »

• Ted Haggard, wife incorporate new church

  May 12, 2010 11:16 AM

  Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard and his wife have incorporated a new church that shares an address with their home in Colorado Springs. Haggard said that St. James Church was incorporated for accounting purposes, as the couple give paid talks around the country, but he also predicted that "sometime,... more »

• 1,500 people attend service for Levi Patrick

  April 6, 2010 10:51 PM

  Determined. Leader. Christian. Those words are just a few of the many people used to describe Levi Patrick at a memorial service in his honor Tuesday afternoon at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. Patrick was a senior at Lewis-Palmer High School, a football captain, homecoming king, and member... more »

• Memorial service for Levi Patrick Tuesday afternoon

  April 6, 2010 3:56 PM

  The memorial service for Levi Patrick begins at 3 p.m. at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. Patrick was the Lewis-Palmer high school senior who died in a car crash March 27 in Summit County. more »

• Memorial service announced for Lewis Palmer senior

  March 30, 2010 6:20 PM

  A memorial service has been announced for Levi Patrick, the Lewis Palmer High School student who was killed in a traffic crash, over Spring Break. Patrick will be honored during a service next Tuesday, April 6, at New Life Church. It will run from 3 to 6pm. The... more »

• Gayle Haggard breaks her silence

  January 28, 2010 12:16 AM

  Her silence has finally been broken. The long awaited book "Why I Stayed" from Gayle Haggard is now on shelves. Gayle recalls exactly how she felt when the accusations began flying about her husband and former New Life Church leader, Ted Haggard. "That was just about as devastating as anything... more »

• Haggard's wife speaks about infidelity

  January 27, 2010 1:29 PM

  Gayle Haggard is now explaining why she stayed with her husband, nationally known Pastor Ted Haggard after his shocking admission that he had a sexual relationship with a male prostitute. Haggard left the giant New Life Church in Colorado Springs in disgrace three years ago. Now Gayle Haggard has... more »

• Ted Haggard denies he's starting a new church

  November 12, 2009 11:56 AM

  A prayer meeting that former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard is hosting at his home in Colorado Springs sounds a lot like the basement gatherings he held when he was starting New Life Church. But Haggard has said he has no plans for the meeting Thursday night to turn into another... more »