New Life Church

We attended twice. The first time the pastor — a guest not Brady Boyd — pointed out the award winning composers and song writers on the worship team more than once. Even though they were that good, I thought worship was about God, not the musical team.
Brady was excellent, which is why I didn’t give a lower rating.

Great worship and an amazing word delivered straight from the bible by Brady Boyd. I had several people say hello and make us feel very welcome. When I asked where I could get a cup of coffee a nice lady at the information desk gave me a free coffee coupon. To end the day we meet the pastor and received a welcome gift that included a worship CD and a great book. We will be back!

This house of zealots could have had all the money used to make and support it used to help other rather than support a center of lies and ignorance. Too many of the people here are so lost sot People like Ted and his constituency can reel them in and take their money tax free. Terrible and sad, I hope some of them find their own way and leave this house of lies and theft.

Love this church! The atmosphere is great and the people who worship with you is even better! I have met amazing people and I love worshiping with new life!

So friendly, excellent teaching and worship, wonderful community. Love their efforts for the orphan, homeless and needy in the community. Staff is transparent and approachable. Love the way they honor military families and make services available online. Healthy, welcoming, God-​loving church!

For starters, I grew in a church of 90 people. Not a mega church person at all. Like a lot of folks with rural and small church roots, I was taught to mistrust anything big, flashy… polished. Not dislike or hate, just mistrust. And to be fair, that is exactly what I did for awhile, but I found that small, honest, bible based community within the church that I could really do life and biblical discipleship with. Yes, it takes joining a ministry or small group to get connected, and that was different for me. When you walk into a 90 person church, you get the warmest welcome ever… because there are only 90 people there! So connecting seems like less of a process. (and that may be your style, that’s cool) After a while, I got to know the leadership and they had genuine hearts that were interested in serving the Lord.
(again, very different than my little church where you meet the pastor, his wife, kids, and uncle on the first Sunday there, but I found them to be no less genuine in their faith)
Yep, big band! You should probably be a fan of Contemporary Music style if you are going to give it a try. Yep, parking problems… Parking lots cost millions of dollars to build… build a fancy new parking lot and folks would probably say…“Is that really the best use of the church’s Money? … I know that would feed a lot of hungry people.”
I don’t attend New Life anymore and I still live in the Springs, but It was a fantastic church for a season of my life. Like every church, it’s not going to be for everyone,

I just moved here from Florida and visited New Life for the first time today. What a wonderful experience! I sat by the friendliness family who introduced me to several other people and even took me to lunch. During worship, the presence of the Holy Spirit was so strong — it was powerful! The sermon was totally based on the Word of God and not watered down. To see so many people at one time gathered together to worship and learn more about The Lord was so amazing. Definitely going back!!!

Best church we’ve ever attended. Worship is like being at a concert. Pastor Brady is outstanding and has the perfect amount of story telling in his sermons to keep you attentive. At first the church can be overwhelming since it is so big. But, I love that there are so many different resources for all ages. After attending for a bit, the church feels like I’m in a Living Room having friends over.

The sense of community is so biblical. This is what the church should look like!

Some previous posters are obviously bitter toward church, God, or at least big churches. I spent a year at New Life and all I knew about it before was that it was where Ted Haggard had been and where the shooting happened. I had no positive or negative feelings about it before I went there, but my experience there was entirely different. Pastor Brady (who replaced Haggard) is a great man. He cares about the church and the community of Colorado Springs. The church is opening Dream Centers to provide free health care to the poor of the city. One is already open and others are on the way. Even though it was a big church, we had a pretty easy time becoming part of the community of New Life. The pastors and staff are some of the most caring people I’ve met, and they’re real. It’s a great church and we really miss it.

A great church. I am not fond of super churches but this one has small church mentality.
A catholic has no room to judge a protestant church, if it is not your denomination you have no room to speak.
And as far as the «nickel and dime you to Jesus comment» New life take a offering as any church does, it is your option to give. Nobody forces you to give nor are they pushy about it.
For those that have criticized it, YOU DONT HAVE TO GO THERE! Find a smaller church but there is no need to criticize the style.
I’m sorry for the attitude that comes across. It is understood for some it is not your style. Just say that. But do not sit and criticize and claim that it is a «BAD CHURCH» just because it does not fit what you are looking for.

Wow… I think the other reviews are a little harsh, but I’m going to add my two cents in…
I have been here a couple times and yes, the church is almost too big… but what’s wrong with a church with a rock band? They are simply praising the God that they love with their resources. And if the members of New Life are unhappy with where the money is going, they can either leave New Life or not give them money… its as simple as that.
As far as the church goes, its a little crazy and the parking lot is too big (I may recommend parking garages), and I had trouble finding out where I was supposed to go my first week, because there are 300 entrances 18 different auditoriums (not really but it seems like it). The people are friendly, yes, but not very personable. You meet someone and its like «Hi…nice to meet you!» And thats the depth of the interaction… Why people would come back after this is beyond me… I like very personal interaction and you have to WORK to get it here. You have to go and apply for a life group, which from what I hear, are amazing once you get placed. Another example of how impersonal it can be is with the children’s ministry… Parents check their kids in on a computer and their kid is assigned a number and if the kids need their parents, their kids number flashes across the screen. A lot of churches are doing this now, and I hate it!
but they certainly do put on a show, and I must say that the worship is amazing! It certainly does draw you in. After the worship, we listened to the message which was really solid… this actually surprises me as many megachurches become megachurches because they preach what the people want to hear, not the truth, and the message was honest and challenging.
Overall I gave this church 3 stars because its not as personal as I’d like it to be, but they teach the truth out the BIBLE, they have an amazing worship band, and they probably hundreds of opportunities to get involved…

I went here once for a class assignment. I had to go here to experience being outside my comfort zone, and boy did I!
I was raised Catholic. All the sacraments and the six years at Catholic school, the whole nine yards. I did still experience different denominations and different religions growing up, and though they were different, they weren’t scary. But New Life was scary! And overwhelming, and funny, and amusing… just a whole slew of emotions.
The lead up to going to the church was a very long line of cars all driving north on Powers Blvd., all going to New Life and it’s massive parking lot. Instead of going in the side entrance that was closest, I went in the front and was immediately taken aback. It wasn’t simple the sheer number of people or the size of the place, but the fact it has a full scale café right there in the front that was crazy busy providing food and drink for people! So instead of feeling like I was in a church, I immediately felt like I was in a mall. further down the walk way was the little book shop with (of course) a bunch of Christian-​themed books, including one that was a fairytale about virginity for little girls.
Next I wandered down the Hall of Kids (as I called it) where all of the kids were checked in by computer with their little ID cards for their Sunday school classes. There were at least ten computers with lines being used! Wowza!
Eventually, after going all the way around the church, I went into the inner hall where the services take place. Holy jebus it was *huge*! A very large stage with a full Christian rock band and a choir on it on one side of the room with, what, five rows of seating on the other three sides. There were giant screens hanging off the ceiling that showed camera shots of the stage, and stage lighting making patterns on the ceiling. It was like be in an arena for a rock concert! The place filled up quickly, almost completely full, and when the service took place the giant screens not only showed shots of the pastor (not Ted Haggard but his replacement) but also multimedia presentations about the stuff being talked about. Oh, and they also showed the lyrics for the songs the church sang.
After the service a long line of people stood by the stage for others to go up to and be prayed on. That was pretty busy. And I also attended the welcoming new members part where I recieved a free CD of Christian rock music and an information packet, along with free food.
Don’t get me wrong, I assume that many people there are nice people just going to church. But it was all so overwhelming and seemed a little, well, ridiculous. Was such craziness so necessary? I mean, not even St. Peter’s in Vatican City is as ostentatious or commercial. But, whatever. It’s not like I’ll be going back there any time soon, though I do think it’s worth a visit by outsiders just simply to experience the epitome of mega churches, a uniquely American thing. This church is truly a symbol of all of the not so good of American culture.