Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86
- Posted on October 6, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86
Jim Bakker, who 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, has died. He was 86.
