Disgraced Pastor Ted Haggard Heads New Church

The sometimes-gay Ted Haggard announced Wednesday that he will be starting a new "church" in his home, according to the Advocate.

The Gazette reported that the former leader of New Life Church said of his new venture, "We wanted to do something in our house to connect with friends." However, he is only expecting between 10 and 20 attendees. 

Haggard calls it a "prayer meeting" and the service will consist of music, a lecture by Haggard about the power of prayer and an offering to New Life Church.

"For this prayer meeting, I have no goals," Haggard said. "I have no secret hope that more people will come. I am not driven as I was. Before I focused on the Great Commission. Now I focus on helping other people."

His first meeting will be held at his Colorado Springs home this Saturday.

Once the head of the National Association of Evangelicals, Haggard's church grew to a membership of 14,000 after he started the gatherings in his home.

But that ended when a male prostitute in Denver broke the news that Haggard had been one of his clients and used methamphetamine. Haggard initially denied the story, but later acknowledged it was true.

He resigned from New Life in November of '06, and was given a 13-month severance package with conditions that included not starting a church near Colorado Springs.