Overview

• Swaggart collapsed from a cardiac arrest at his Baton Rouge home on June 15 and died on July 1, as confirmed by his ministry.
• He built a global televangelist empire in the 1980s that reached 200 million viewers and raised more than $140 million annually in donations.
• His career faced major setbacks after prostitution scandals in 1988 and 1991, prompting tearful confessions and defrocking by the Assemblies of God.
• He continued preaching independently and launched the SonLife Broadcasting Network in 2010, sustaining a 24-hour Christian broadcast channel.
• He is survived by his wife, Frances Swaggart, their son Donnie and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.