2025-10-08T15:25:51-05:00 2025-06-30 Sorren Inc 102 N CASCADE AVENUE SUITE 400 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80903 990 2024-07-01 901117779 The Colson Center for Christian Worldview % SCOTT MILLER COLS 8773225527 8675 Explorer Dr Suite 110 Colorado Springs CO 80920 Scott Miller VP Finance & Admin 8773225527 2025-11-17 true true Kimberly N Coleman P00967133 7196301186 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Scott Miller 8675 Explorer Dr110 Colorado Springs CO 80920 9895730 false X www.colsoncenter.org X 2015 VA The Colson Center equips Christians to live in this cultural moment with clarity, confidence, and courage. 10 10 39 850 0 5463340 5653603 1685847 1962212 107560 124764 10453 29335 7267200 7769914 6500 20248 0 0 3950583 3791162 0 0 1016487 4083555 3595167 8040638 7406577 -773438 363337 3582543 3598928 998227 638622 2584316 2960306 X THE COLSON CENTER EQUIPS CHRISTIANS TO LIVE IN THIS CULTURAL MOMENT WITH CLARITY, CONFIDENCE, AND COURAGE. false false 3768333 20248 1033166 The Colson Center daily informs Christians about the world around them. 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