America's Longest-running Tv Evangelist, Jimmy Swaggart, In Critical Condition After Cardiac Episode

The family of prominent televangelist nan Rev. Jimmy Swaggart said he remains hospitalized successful captious information aft suffering a cardiac arrest.

During a Sunday service, Swaggart's son, nan Rev. Donnie Swaggart, asked nan congregation to support his begetter successful their prayers, saying that only a "miracle" could extend his father’s life.

"On this Father’s Day, we urgently inquire you to believe for Brother Swaggart. He needs a occurrence from eden correct now, this morning. We must person nan Lord intervene successful this situation, and we request your prayers," Donnie Swaggart wrote successful a station connected his father's Facebook page.

"He's my stone and my leader and he needs nan Lord's treatment powerfulness today. If I americium capable to get away, I will effort to beryllium astatine nan work to springiness everyone an update," Donnie Swaggart wrote successful different post. 

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Prominent evangelist Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, 90, was hospitalized successful captious information aft suffering a cardiac apprehension connected June 15, members of his family shared during a Sunday work connected Father's Day. (Getty Images)

The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart has preached nan gospel of Jesus Christ connected tv longer than immoderate different American evangelist successful history, according to his ministry website. 

Swaggart, who was calved connected March 15, 1935, successful Ferriday, Louisiana, launched into full-time ministry successful 1955. He serves arsenic nan pastor of nan Family Worship Center successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is nan laminitis of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries.

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Jimmy Swaggart (Photo by Thomas S. England/Getty Images)

At his highest successful nan mid-1980s, Swaggart was nan country’s top-rated TV preacher. His services were broadcast to complete 2 cardinal households.

However, his image was bruised aft he was linked to a 1987 ungraded involving a prostitute that he met successful a seedy New Orleans motel. 

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The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart asks for God's forgiveness arsenic he resigns from his ministry aft allegations of intersexual misconduct. (Photo taken of videotape supplied by Jimmy Swaggart Ministry to WBRZ-TV)

Swaggart ne'er confessed to thing much than an unspecified misdeed during a televised apology successful which he tearfully delivered his "I person sinned speech." 

A fewer years later, he was stopped by constabulary while driving successful California pinch a suspected prostitute successful his car.

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Swaggart besides made headlines for saying successful a televised believe work that he would termination immoderate cheery man who looked astatine him romantically. Swaggart said he made nan remark jokingly and did not mean immoderate harm.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Swaggart's representatives for remark but did not instantly person a response. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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