Jim Bakker dies at 86. See the televangelist's rise and fall.
- Posted on October 6, 2026
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Jim Bakker dies at 86. See the televangelist's rise and fall.
Jim Bakker, the televangelist who built a multimillion-dollar evangelical broadcasting empire before a sex scandal and fraud conviction led to his public downfall, died Oct. 5, 2026, at age 86.
