Ted Haggard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ted Haggard
Occupation	Religious Leader
Date Of Birth	Jun 27, 1956(1956-06-27)
Age	68
Birthplace	Yorktown
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Gemini

Ted Haggard Biography

Ted Haggard is one of the most popular and richest Religious Leader who was born on June 27, 1956 in Yorktown, Indiana, United States. The founder and former pastor at the New Life Church who resigned from his post in.

In the early years of his life, he met the Christian writer and an apologist C.S. Lewis He profoundly influenced his life.

In 1972, at age 16, Haggard became a born-again Christian after hearing a sermon from evangelist Bill Bright in Dallas, Texas, and becoming acquainted with the Christian apologetics of C. S. Lewis. As a co-editor of his high- school newspaper in 1974, Haggard published frank articles that described services that were available to prevent and deal with increasingly prevalent pregnancies and STDs. These articles scandalized his small town and embroiled him in a free-press lawsuit.

Haggard has been married to Gayle Alcorn since 1978. The couple have five children: Christy (1981), Marcus (1983) (founder and former pastor of Boulder Street Church, Colorado Springs), Jonathan (1987), Alex (1990), and Elliott (1993).

He had five kids with his wife Gayle who stood with him throughout his scandal.

Ted Haggard Net Worth

Ted Haggard is one of the richest Religious Leader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ted Haggard 's net worth $200 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As co-editor of the high school newspaper, he wrote open articles that described the services available to treat and prevent more frequent pregnancies as well as STDs.

He was removed of the New Life Church after being accused of using drugs and having sexual relations with a prostitute.

Ted Arthur Haggard (/ˈ h æ ɡ ər d / ; born June 27, 1956) is an American evangelical pastor. Haggard is the founder and former pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a founder of the Association of Life-Giving Churches. He served as President of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) from 2003 until November 2006.

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Who is Ted Haggard Dating?

According to our records, Ted Haggard is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Ted Haggard’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2005, Haggard was listed by Time magazine as one of the top 25 most influential evangelicals in America. Haggard was a firm supporter of former US President George W. Bush, and is sometimes credited with rallying evangelicals behind Bush during the 2004 election. Author Jeff Sharlet reported in 2005 that Haggard “talks to… Bush or his advisers every Monday” and stated at that time that “no pastor in America holds more sway over the political direction of evangelicalism.”

Facts & Trivia

Ted Ranked on the list of most popular Religious Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ted Haggard celebrates birthday on June 27 of every year.

In 2006, Haggard and his church supported Colorado Amendment 43 to the Colorado Constitution. It provided, “Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state.” Although Colorado law already defined marriage as being between a man and a woman, Haggard and other gay marriage opponents sought to enshrine the prohibition in the state constitution, so that the Colorado Supreme Court would not have the power to declare the statute unconstitutional. In the movie Jesus Camp, Haggard says, “we don’t have to debate about what we should think about homosexual activity. It’s written in the Bible.” Haggard initially opposed same-sex marriage, but supported civil unions for homosexual couples. He later came to support same- sex marriage as a civil institution, saying that while he still believes it is forbidden under Biblical law, he feels that “we need to be careful not to inculcate [biblical law] into civil law.”

What happened with Ted Haggard?

The marriage troubles of Ted and Gayle Haggard, pictured in 2009, made national headlines in 2006 when then-evangelical leader Ted Haggard admitted to a gay extramarital affair with a male prostitute. Gayle Haggard was living the life of her dreams.

Who did Ted Haggard sleep with?

Sex and drug scandal. In November 2006, male prostitute and masseur Mike Jones alleged that Haggard had paid him for sex over a three-year period and had also purchased and used crystal methamphetamine.

Who is Ted Haggard?

Haggard is the former president of the National Association of Evangelicals , which claims to represent millions of people in 45,000 congregations nationwide. He was also the head pastor at New Life Church.

What is the biggest church in Colorado Springs?

New Life Church is a nondenominational charismatic evangelical megachurch located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. New Life Church has more than 10,000 members.

How old is Ted Haggard?

65 years (June 27, 1956)