… We wanted to do something in our house to connect with friends,” said Haggard, whose ties to New Life ended with the revelation that he’d been involved with a male prostitute in Denver.
Haggard will hold his first gathering at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at his house at 1865 Old Ranch Road. He referred to it as a “prayer meeting,” but said it would also be correct to call it a church. The gathering will include music and an offering to New Life Church. Haggard also will give a talk about the power of prayer.
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But in November 2006, a male prostitute in Denver broke the news that Haggard had been one of his clients, and had asked him to procure meth. Haggard first denied the story, then admitted it. He resigned from New Life with compensation, provided he would move away from Colorado and meet with overseers who would work to rehabilitate him. The agreement also prohibited him from opening a church within a 100-mile radius of Colorado Springs.

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