BATON ROUGE, La. (WGMB) – The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, 90, is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest on Sunday, June 15, according to Jimmy Swaggart Ministries.
Family members said Swaggart, a prominent televangelist, was found around 8 a.m. at his home and was revived before being taken to the hospital.
Pastor Donnie Swaggart provided details about what happened to his father during a prayer service on Sunday night, explaining that he and his son Gabriel Swaggart had rushed to his father’s home that morning.
“He never regained consciousness,” Donnie Swaggart said. “We both took turns giving him chest compressions until EMT could get there. 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. Right now, he is in ICU, and without a miracle, his time will be short. But we believe God — we’re not giving up.”
Swaggart remains in the ICU on Monday.
Swaggart is the leader of the SonLife Broadcasting Network and also the pastor of Family Worship Center.
