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Jim Bakker obituary

US television evangelist who preached the ‘prosperity gospel’ before being brought down by a sex scandal and imprisoned for fraud

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

How Jim Bakker became the Johnny Carson of Christian TV

When I was researching my 2017 book, “PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Evangelical Empire,” I interviewed dozens of former staffers and supporters of PTL, the ministry, television and theme park empire that the Bakkers built starting in the 1970s.

The Conversation · Oct 8

How Much Is Jim Bakker’s Net Worth Following Death At 86?

Jim Bakker, the televangelist whose rise, fall, imprisonment, and eventual return to television spanned more than five decades, died Oct. 5, 2026, at age 86. His wife, Lori Bakker, announced his death, and a cause was not immediately disclosed, according to Reuters. His death has renewed interest in Jim Bakker…

Budget and the Bees · Oct 6