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Jimmy Swaggart Introduction
Jimmy Swaggart is an American Televangelist, Author, Musician, Television Personality, and Entrepreneur.
Jimmy Swaggart is one of the most well-known televangelists in the whole world. He is famously known for his television ministry to show “Camp Meeting Hour”.
After rising to fame and prominence, Jimmy Swaggart started yet another television ministry show “The Weekly Jimmy Swaggart telecast and A Study in the Word”. Through this show, Jimmy Swaggart became a huge name in the Christian communities.
Apart from this, Jimmy Swaggart is also a devoted Gospel singer who has combined sales of more than 17 million records during his Gospel music days.
Jimmy Swaggart Net Worth
The net worth of Jimmy Swaggart is $14 million. His annual income is estimated to be $1.2 million.
Jimmy Swaggart is a well-known Televangelist and Minister who is known for his adherence and devotion to Christianity and for spreading the Do and Don’ts as mentioned in the Bible.
Even though Jimmy Swaggart’s primary source of income includes the revenues earned from his television shows, he also earns a whopping sum from the sermons and preaching he delivers around the world.
Jimmy Swaggart Age, Early Life & Biography
Jimmy Swaggart’s age is 87 years old. Jimmy Swaggart hails from the Ferriday county of Louisiana and took birth on the 15th of March 1935.
Jimmy Swaggart was born to the Pentecostal Preacher and Fiddle Player Willie Swaggart and Minnie Bell Herron. Jimmy Swaggart grew up with his younger sister, Jeanette Ensminger.
Understanding Jimmy Swaggart’s family lineage is one of the most difficult ordeals one has to face. Jimmy Swaggart’s mother and father were distant cousins who got married to extend their family.
One of the traditions that the Swaggart family followed was getting married to distant cousins and relatives until the family becomes one.
Through the series of these complex relationships, Jimmy Swaggart is the first cousin of Country music icons Mickey Gilley and Jerry Lee Lewis.
| Name: | Jimmy Swaggart |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 87 years old |
| Birth Date: | 15th March 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Ferriday, Louisiana |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Frances Swaggart (m.1952) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | 1 |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Profession: | Televangelist, Author, Musician, and Entrepreneur |
| Yearly Income: | $1.2 million |
| Net Worth | $14 million |
| Content Last Updated: | February 2023 |
Jimmy Swaggart Personal Life
When Jimmy Swaggart was only 17 years old, he was forced to get married to one of his distant cousins, Frances Anderson.
Despite being uncertain of what the future holds, Jimmy and Frances tied the knot in 1952 and Frances gave birth to their only child, Donnie Swaggart.
Jimmy Swaggart spent the early 1950s in a near-poverty situation. The money he was making from Preaching was just enough to put food on the table.
Donnie Swaggart followed the footsteps of his father and grandfather and joined the Ministry too. Both Donnie and his son Gabriel are also preachers.
Jimmy Swaggart Career
Jimmy Swaggart followed in the footsteps of his father and joined the ministry. In 1955, he became a full-time evangelist. He followed Modern Evangelism and preached to the Southern Americans.
In 1960, Jimmy Swaggart was ordained by the Assemblies of God and started his Radio Show on Evangelism. When a part of America was leaning towards the development of Scientific knowledge in the sphere of Politics, Jimmy Swaggart upheld the old methods and preached about the prevailing traditions in his radio show.
In the mid-1960s, Jimmy Swaggart founded his first Church. This church was called the “Family Worship Centre” and was situated in the Barton Rouge in Louisiana.
In 1971, to take his Radio show to the next level, Jimmy Swaggart purchased a Radio Station called “WLUX”. This radio station was solely devoted to the broadcasting of Christian stories and preachings.
Jimmy Swaggart’s radio station endorsed playing Gospel Music and other traditional Christian community music and avoided the Contemporary version of Gospel music.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Jimmy Swaggart was responsible for buying and selling many radio stations.
In 1987, Jimmy Swaggart published his very first authored book titled “Religious Rock n Roll: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”. Jimmy Swaggart also published “The Evangelist” in the late 1980s.
During the 1970s and 80s with technological development being the truth of the hour, Television Ministries were in full swing. Most of the famous ministers took up the role of preaching sermons via Television and were called “Televangelists”.
Jimmy Swaggart did the same thing and shifted his focus from Radio Evangelist to Televangelist.
Jimmy Swaggart decided to begin his Television ministry and created a show called “The Jimmy Swaggart Telecast”. He used this new medium to spread the beliefs and practices of Christianity to the nook and corner of the world.
Later, Jimmy Swaggart produced another show titled “Camp Meeting Hour”. Jimmy Swaggart’s son, Donnie Swaggart, and Donnie Swaggart’s son Gabriel Swaggart are also seen preaching in the same show.
The “Family Worship Centre” which was once a small church became one of the highest profitable churches in America with more than 3 television shows, more than 20 affiliated Radio Stations, and 50 books written by Jimmy Swaggart and his family.
Jimmy Swaggart is also one of the founders of “Swaggart Family Christian Academy”, a Catholic School established for educating ardent Catholic devotees.
Jimmy Swaggart is also the owner of the “SonLife Broadcasting Network”. Various shows of the Swaggart family air on this network.
Jimmy Swaggart Awards & Achievements
Jimmy Swaggart has been honored with a Grammy Award nomination in the category of “Best Gospel Music” for his Contribution to Gospel music.
Jimmy Swaggart Major Investments and Assets
Jimmy Swaggart is considered to be one of the most profitable and successful Entrepreneurs in the USA.
Jimmy Swaggart has been the founder and owner of more than 20 radio stations, SonLife Broadcasting Network, the Family Worship Centre, and Swaggart Family Christian Academy.
Apart from that, the house where the Swaggart family resides was estimated to cost around $3 million.
Jimmy Swaggart Must Watch Latest Video and Trending Photographs
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Jimmy Swaggart Twitter Handle
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