The ministry collapsed in 1987 after Jim Bakker admitted to a sexual encounter with church secretary Jessica Hahn, who later ...

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker built "The PTL Club" into a hugely successful show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes.

Alongside his first wife, Tammy Faye Bakker, he transformed Christian broadcasting into a mainstream television phenomenon, drawing millions of viewers and generating millions of dollars through his ...

Jim Bakker is dead. Now, how did you feel when you read that? If you're a journalist, those feels should not have been for ...

Televangelist Jim Bakker Dies at 86, Leaves Legacy ...

Televangelist Jim Bakker, who rose to national prominence in the 1970s and ‘80s before stepping down from his ministry amid ...

Jim Bakker, the televangelist whose pioneering television ministry helped turn religious broadcasting into a major force in American culture, died Monday at age 86, his wife announced. Bakker built ...

The PTL founder and one of the original architects of Christian television leaves behind a undeniable legacy of innovation, ...

With his wife, Tammy Faye, he presided over the multimillion-dollar PTL empire before his fall in the 1980s after sex and ...

Jim Bakker: Televangelist who lost his empire after sex scandal and fraud convictions dead at 86 - Jim Bakker’s death was confirmed by his second wife, Lori Bakker, on Monday ...