Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86
- Posted on October 6, 2026
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Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86
Jim Bakker, along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes.
