Jimmy Swaggart Ministries spokesperson Megan Kelly said the family expects a packed house for the founder's wake and funeral in Baton Rouge.

The two-day service will take place at the American Pentecostal preacher's hometown church, Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, on Saturday, July 12, and on Sunday, July 13, the family's ...

Thousands are expected to attend the funeral services for the late televangelist Jimmy Swaggart in Louisiana this weekend, a family spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY.

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart's funeral and wake will be open to the public at the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge. Swaggart, who died at 90, was the most popular TV preacher in the 1980s.

The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, America's longest-serving TV evangelist and founder of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, died at age 90 following an extended hospital stay, his family says.

He served as the pastor of the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and founded Jimmy Swaggart Ministries. At his peak in the mid-1980s, Swaggart was the country’s top-rated TV preacher.

BATON ROUGE - Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart has died after suffering a cardiac arrest on June 15. He was 90 years old.

Funeral arrangements have been set for Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, who died Tuesday at the age of 90. A public viewing and wake will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 12 at the Family Worship Center, 8919 ...