Swaggart worked several part-time odd jobs in order to support his young family and also began singing Southern Gospel music at various churches. On October 10, 1952, Swaggart married Frances Anderson. With his parents, Swaggart attended a small, 25-member Assemblies of God church in Ferriday. He is the cousin of rock'n'roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and country music star Mickey Gilley. Swaggart was born in Ferriday, Louisiana, to Willie Leon (a.k.a., "Son") and Minnie Belle (née Herron) Swaggart. The weekly Jimmy Swaggart Telecast and A Study in the Word programs are seen nationwide and abroad on 78 channels in 104 countries as well as live over the Internet. Swaggart's television ministry, which began in 1975, continues airing nationally and internationally. Sexual scandals in the late 1980s and early 1990s led the Assemblies of God to defrock him, and to his temporarily stepping down as the head of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries. According to the official website for Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, his 1980s telecast was transmitted to over 3,000 stations and cable systems each week. He has preached to crowds around the world through his weekly telecast. ![]() Jimmy Swaggart (1935-present) is an American Pentecostal pastor, teacher, musician, author, and televangelist.
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