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Death of a televangelist figure
Jim Bakker, the former televangelist who helped establish the PTL Club, died at the age of 86 on 6 October 2026. The news was reported by BBC News.[1]
A career in Christian broadcasting
Bakker co‑founded the PTL Club with his then‑wife Tammy Faye, launching a television ministry that reached a broad American audience during the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
Legal downfall and conviction
Prior to his death, Bakker was jailed on charges of fraud and conspiracy, actions that undermined public trust in his ministry and led to his removal from the televangelist scene.[1]
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