Famous televangelist, Jimmy Swaggart dies from cardiac arrest

Famous American televangelist, Jimmy Swaggart, has died at the age of 90.

Jimmy Swaggart’s death was announced on his Facebook page on Tuesday.

He reportedly died two weeks after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Louisiana home on June 15 2025.

The once most recognized Pentecostal preacher in the United States, was brought down in the late 1980s by sex scandals.

The pastor of the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, was reportedly caught on camera in 1988 with a prostitute in New Orleans.

Jimmy Swaggart was embroiled in a prostitution controversy in 1988 after he accused Marvin Gorman, his fellow preacher, of infidelity.

In retaliation, Gorman hired a private investigator who caught Swaggart with a prostitute.

The development triggered a national scandal, prompting him to temporarily step down from preaching.

Addressing the incident during a tearful sermon in 1988, Jimmy Swaggart apologized to his parishioners.

“I have sinned against you. I beg you to forgive me”, he said.

After the scandal, he, however, continued preaching for decades, but with a reduced audience.

Famous televangelist, Jimmy Swaggart dies from cardiac arrest