Published Oct 5, 2026, 11:20 PM ET · Updated a month ago · 6 sources

Jim Bakker Dies: Televangelist Was 86

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Jim Bakker, the televangelist who built a media empire with former wife Tammy Faye Bakker, has died. He was 86. In a social media post, Bakker’s wife Lori Bakker shared the news of his death. “It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband, Jim Bakker, went home to be with […]