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Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, JUL 1 – Jimmy Swaggart, whose evangelical ministry reached over 2 million households and raised $150 million annually, died following cardiac arrest after a long career marked by both influence and scandal.

  • Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, aged 90, died recently with the announcement made on his ministry’s public Facebook page in Louisiana.
  • Swaggart’s ministry waned after a series of sex scandals in the late 1980s and early 1990s involving prostitution and legal troubles.
  • He became a household name with a multimillion-dollar ministry earning an estimated $142 million in 1986, broadcasting across 21 states and online globally.
  • In 1988, Swaggart was photographed in New Orleans in a scandal involving a sex worker and later offered a tearful apology without directly addressing the incident, stating, "I have sinned against you."
  • Despite scandals and declining audience, Swaggart remained head of his ministry, often joined by his preacher son Donnie, continuing local services into his later years.
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ChurchLeaders broke the news in on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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