TELEVANGELIST JIMMY SWAGGART DIES AT 90 AFTER CARDIAC ARREST
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Renowned Pentecostal preacher and televangelist, Jimmy Swaggart, has died at the age of 90 following a cardiac arrest. His passing was announced on Tuesday via a post on his official Instagram account, quoting 2 Timothy 4:7-8 and celebrating his decades-long service to the Christian faith.
“Today was the day he has sung about for decades. He met his beloved Saviour and entered the portals of glory,” the tribute stated. “We rejoice knowing that we will see him again one day.”
Swaggart, who was born on March 15, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana, began his ministry at a young age following a profound religious experience at age eight. He married Frances Anderson in 1952 at the age of 17, and the couple had a son, Donnie Swaggart.
Ordained in 1961 by the Assemblies of God—the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States—Swaggart became a household name in American Christianity through his dynamic preaching, musical talent, and far-reaching evangelistic media presence.
A cousin of rock ‘n’ roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis, Swaggart enjoyed a prolific gospel music career, selling over 17 million albums. His ministry expanded into broadcasting with the launch of his radio show *The Campmeeting Hour* in 1969, and the publication of *The Evangelist* magazine in 1970. He entered television in 1973 with *The Jimmy Swaggart Evangelistic Association Presents Jimmy Swaggart*, a 30-minute program that would evolve into a global ministry broadcasting his church services in multiple languages.
In the 1980s, Swaggart led major evangelistic crusades across the U.S. and internationally, including a historic rally in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1987 that attracted over 125,000 people.
Despite scandals involving extramarital affairs that rocked his ministry in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Swaggart continued to preach, sing, and broadcast until his final days.
The Instagram statement remembered him as “a worshiper, a warrior, and a witness to the grace and mercy of God,” urging prayers for his wife Frances, son Donnie, and extended family.
Swaggart’s legacy includes decades of evangelical outreach, gospel music, and a message that remained rooted in the theme: “Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”
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