Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart Still Critical in ICU After Cardiac Arrest

His family has requested prayers, seeking privacy during his ICU stay in Baton Rouge.

Image
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart speaks at the funeral service for his cousin, rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, in Ferriday, La., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Image
Image

Overview

  • Jimmy Swaggart suffered a cardiac arrest at his Baton Rouge home on June 15 and was resuscitated by his sons before being taken to the hospital.
  • He remains in critical condition in an intensive care unit, with medical updates indicating his status has not improved since admission.
  • Son Donnie Swaggart has said his father never regained consciousness and warned that “without a miracle, his time will be short.”
  • Jimmy Swaggart Ministries has asked supporters to continue lifting him up in prayer and affirmed their trust in the Lord’s perfect will.
  • Swaggart, whose ministry includes the Family Worship Center and SonLife Broadcasting Network, was defrocked by the Assemblies of God in 1988 after a prostitution scandal but rebuilt his broadcast reach in the decades that followed.