Televangelist Jim Bakker, Who Fell From Grace Over Sex And Financial Scandals, Dies At 86

HuffPost - Oct 6, 2026

Bakker and his first wife, Tammy Faye, built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful TV show “The PTL Club.”

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