Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart Remains In ICU After Suffering Cardiac Arrest
on Jun 18, 2025
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart Remains In Critical Condition After Going Into Cardiac Arrest
Pentecostal televangelist Jimmy Swaggart is currently in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest over the weekend.
His son, Donnie, shared the news during a Sunday service, saying that “without a miracle, his time is short.”
He also posted about his father on Facebook, asking for prayer.
“On this Father’s Day, we urgently ask you to pray for Brother Swaggart. He needs a miracle from heaven right now, this morning. We must have the Lord intervene in this situation, and we need your prayers,” Donnie Swaggart wrote.
The 90-year-old preacher was at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when it happened.
According to WWLTV, before emergency responders arrived, his son and grandson took turns performing chest compressions to help him regain consciousness.
“He never regained consciousness,” Donnie said. “I’ve never seen so many people arrive at one time, and I want to thank them. They were able to get a heartbeat back.”
Jimmy Swaggart remains in the ICU. According to the latest update (June 16) from Swaggart Ministries, his condition has not changed.
“We ask that you continue to lift him up in prayer and believe God for a miracle—but above all, we trust in the Lord’s perfect will,” the ministry said.
About Jimmy Swaggart
Jimmy Swaggart began full-time ministry in 1955 and went on to preach on both radio and televsion.
He eventually founded the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, where his family still preaches today.
At the height of his career in the 1980s, he was the top-rated TV preacher, reaching millions of households nationwide.
According to his ministry’s official website, he has preached the gospel of Jesus Christ longer than any other American evangelist.
In 1987, Jimmy Swaggart became involved in a highly publicized prostitution scandal after being photographed in New Orleans with a sex worker. As a result, he was defrocked by the Assemblies of God.
The following year, in 1988, Swaggart made a public apology during a televised broadcast, where he delivered the now-famous line, “I have sinned.”
