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6 October 2026

Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86

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Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86

Jim Bakker, along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes. (Image credit: Lou Krasky)

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