COLORADO SPRINGS - The New Life Church has announced that former Pastor Ted Haggard has requested to end his official relationship with the New Life Church Restoration Team. The church has accepted his request.
According to those familiar with the arrangement, the agreement releases Haggard from restrictions imposed on him in November 2006 after he was removed from the New Life Church leadership. Haggard was the lead pastor and founder of New Life Church until it surfaced he had visited a gay male escort and had bought methamphetamine.
9Wants to Know first reported the story after interviewing the escort, Mike Jones, and talking with then Haggard.
Haggard and his wife and part of their family are now living in Phoenix.
The change in the status of the relationship between Haggard and leaders of the church who were in charge of his restoration process means the legal contract initially signed by both sides is no longer in place. One person familiar with the arrangement said it's less of a separation between Haggard and the church and more of a trust that both sides will abide by any further agreements.
The news release from the New Life Church was first sent to parishioners on Tuesday night and then sent to the media. New Life Church states it "recognizes the process of restoring Ted Haggard is incomplete and maintains its original stance that he should not return to vocational ministry. However, we wish him and his family only success in the future."
from Nine News
I don't think it's anything to do with de-gaying him but more that he's found himself some investors or a new gig and he wanted to make sure there were no legal bindings between him and NLC.
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