Meet the Staff | Colorado Springs

Senior Pastor and Men’s Group Leader, Ted Haggard

Women’s Pastor, Gayle Haggard

Pastor, Jonathan Haggard

Pastor, Jack Woloshun

Christian Education Director, Aaron Wright

Children’s Ministry Director, Kim Garcia

Worship Ministry Director, Jonathan Johnson

Media Director, Dave Noblit

Greeters Team, Charles & Carla Dinneen

Royal Rangers, Bob Pace

Event Director, Joe and Debbie Lippy

Saint James Church, Pastor and Director

The Barn Church, Senior Pastor

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Can you tell me a little about Saint James Church?

Saint James Church is located on Northpark Drive in Colorado Springs, CO. We are a church with resurrection power! No matter who you are or where you’ve come from, you are welcome here! We want to show you that God’s love is bigger and better than anything you have ever experienced! St. James Church is a Bible-believing Spirit-filled Evangelical Church emphasizing the centrality of Christ. The mission of Saint James Church is to fulfill the great commission to make disciples by fulfilling the great commandments to love. Our slogan is "The church with resurrection power"! Our church motto is: "Doing our faith". We know that biblical love is both the marker of a true believer and the solution to every sin problem. As a result, when difficulties arise, we apply the Scripture to heal, restore, redeem, and serve the struggling one back onto the right path. We believe in internal transformation and progressive sanctification by God's Word and Spirit.

In the bible, we see that Jesus did not shun anyone but welcomed all, and here at Saint James Church in Colorado Springs, CO that is how we operate within our walls and out in our neighborhoods. We meet on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am for our worship service, then at 6:00 pm for prayer and at 7:00 for bible study. On Wednesdays, our men’s and women’s groups meet, and we have high school ministry on Sundays at 6:30. We have something for everyone looking to love God and serve their neighbors. No matter your age or background, we have a place for you to belong as we learn to love and obey God’s word together.

What are the main beliefs of an Evangelical Church?

The foundation of evangelism begins with the belief of being born again and that Christians must repent and convert. Evangelical Christians believe that the Bible is God's word and is the final authority. Evangelicals place great value on the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, and believe this is the only way towards the redemption of humanity.

Who is the pastor?

Ted Haggard is the founding pastor of St. James Church in Colorado Springs, CO, the second church he and his wife, Gayle, have started since their marriage in 1978. He also serves as the Director of Church Planting for The River Conference of the Free Methodist Church and founder and coordinator of The Network of Redemptive Churches. Pastor Aaron Wright, Pastor Jack Woloshun, and Pastor Jonathan Johnson round out the team at St. James Church.

Ted and his wife Gayle started St. James Church in the summer of 2010 in their barn before purchasing an office building and auditorium for weekly services. Gayle released a New York Times best-selling book titled Why I Stayed in 2010, and her second book, Courageous Grace, in 2013. Ted was invited to switch his ordination to the Free Methodist Church in 2015, which he accepted. Prior to that, he had been ordained Southern Baptist since 1978.

Ted and Gayle live in Colorado Springs, where two of their five children, Jonathan and Elliott, also live. Their daughter, Christy, and her husband, Javier, live in New Jersey with their son, Sebastian. Their son, Marcus, and his wife, Sarah, and three children live in Virginia. Alex, their third son, works and goes to school in Seattle, WA.

Where can I connect more with Ted Haggard?

Ted has a blog at https://tedhaggardblog.com/ where he frequently posts on current events relevant to the church and Jesus. Please stop by and visit today.

When and where is your Sunday church services?

Our Sunday church service takes place every Sunday at 10 am at our church located in Colorado Springs, CO. You can find our church at 4615 Northpark Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918.

When is your bible study?

Our men’s Bible Study takes place every Wednesday night from 7 pm to 8 pm in the “Upper Room” at 4615 Northpark Drive. This is a hard knock, no-nonsense Bible study that is practical, down to earth, and gritty.

Ladies bible study meets on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm Saint James Church upstairs in the Irwin Center, Suite 201. Ladies, you will love these meetings. There is no reason to go through life without the connectivity, security, and life-instruction and assistance that comes from these meetings. Attending these meetings will improve the quality of your life significantly.

Do you have a church youth group?

Yes! Our church youth group is called the Remnant Youth Group. The Remnant Youth Group is for High School age Young Adults. We long to see God heal, redeem, and free young people, in this church and outside of if, as they learn to trust Jesus personally. We long to birth something beautiful and redemptive in this broken world through their lives as they bear witness to Jesus Christ, our Savior. We are a gospel-centered group that strives to know God on a deeper, more intimate level. We meet for one hour every Sunday night, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

Do you have a children's ministry?

Yes, we do! We Have Programs For All Ages! St. James Church has an effective, caring, and sensitive ministry to babies and toddlers. When your child is a St. James Church in Colorado Springs, we not only want them to have a positive experience, but we pray over them, bless them, and instruct them in age-appropriate lessons to give them a foundation in the Scriptures. Our children’s ministry will instruct your child in the same Bible lesson that the children are learning in Children’s Church, the Middle School and High School students will be studying, and the adults will be learning in the main auditorium. We all this Universal Family Christian Education. For those of you with elementary-age children, St. James Church has an exciting children’s church specifically designed to excite, connect, and train your child in biblical knowledge and the spiritual life Christ offers all of us. Our Children’s Church coordinates with the other Christian Education departments of the church in our Universal Family Christian Education program described above.

What is the Colorado Tag Intensive?

Discipleship is adventure and adventure is discipleship at the Colorado TAG Intensive. TAG is an adventure/discipleship intensive for college-age adults who are 18-24 and would like to explore the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the context of Christian discipleship. The Colorado TAG Intensive is a ministry of Saint James Church in Colorado Springs, CO. Be adventurous and join us today at https://saintjameschurch.com/project/colorado-tag-intensive-project/!

Our Church statement of faith:

Holy Bible: The Holy Bible, and only the Bible, is the authoritative Word of God. It alone is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing, it is inspired, infallible and inerrant (see 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20, 21; Prov. 30:5; Rom. 16:25,26).

Trinity: There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are coequal and coeternal (see 1 John 5:7; Gen. 1:26; Matt. 3:16, 17; 28:19; Luke 1:35; Isa. 9:6; Heb. 3:7-11).

Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ is God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. On Earth, Jesus was 100 percent God and 100 percent man. He is the only man ever to have lived a sinless life. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, died on the cross for humankind, and thus, atoned for our sins through the shedding of his blood. He rose from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and will return again in power and glory (see John 1:1, 14; 20:28; 1 Tim. 3:16; Isa 9:6; Phil. 2:5,6; 1 Tim. 2:5).

Please join us today at our Sunday Church Service in Colorado Springs at 10 am or at any other of bible study or ministry groups. Everybody is welcome, we look forward to meeting you. Saint James Church is the church with Resurrection power!