She announced that Bakker had died on the evening of October 5. For 66 years, Jim gave his life to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. “It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband, Jim Bakker, went home to be with the Lord this evening. He was a pioneer of Christian television, but to me, he was my husband, my best friend, and the man I was honored to walk beside through so many seasons of life and ministry. Jim loved people deeply.
He loved this ministry, and he loved the friends and partners who stood with him throughout the years,” the statement said .
Here’s what we know about Jim Bakker’s cause of death and his health issues. An official cause of death for Bakker was not provided by his wife. She described his last days on earth saying “Even in his final days, his heart was still for the work of God and for the Gospel to continue reaching the world. Here’s all about Bakker’s sex scandal. The Charlotte Observer had published a report noting Bakker had sex with Jessica Hahn, a young church secretary from Long Island, New York .
The incident happened in 1980 when she was 21.
Jim Bakker family and net worth
He has seven children including biological and adopted kids, as per reports.
