Home›Sources›Died: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal (Christianity Today, 2025)SourcesDied: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal (Christianity Today, 2025)sourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Died: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal (Christianity Today, 2025)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/jimmy-swaggart-christianitytoday-2025.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Died: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal (Christianity Today, 2025). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/jimmy-swaggart-christianitytoday-2025Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-died-jimmy-swaggart-tv-minister-caught-i, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Died: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal (Christianity Today, 2025)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/jimmy-swaggart-christianitytoday-2025}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXChristianity Today's 2025 obituary of Jimmy Swaggart, giving his 1961 ordination, his television program's 1971 launch, an audience estimate of an estimated 510 million people in 145 countries at his broadcast's peak, his 1988 motel scandal with Debra Murphree, his on air confession quote, and the Assemblies of God's move to discipline him, which he left the denomination rather than submit to. Established evangelical Christian journalism, tier two.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedChristianity TodayPublication YearWell-attested2025URLWell-attestedhttps://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/07/died-televangelist-jimmy-swaggart/Source TypeWell-attestedobituaryAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier two: an established evangelical Christian journalism outlet's obituary, independent of both Swaggart's own ministry and the Assemblies of God, published on his death in 2025.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithEvangelicalism, Denominations Well-attested This source names Evangelical directly: "Established evangelical Christian journalism, tier two."Source Died: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal (Christianity Today, 2025)tier 2Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Broadcast Work, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested8Broadcast WorkThe Jimmy Swaggart TelecastSourcesDied: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal (Christianity Today, 2025)Holds1SourcesDied: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal (Christianity Today, 2025)General References2ArticlesA Broadcast Ministry That Reached Millions, Then a Confession Reached MoreBroadcast WorkThe Jimmy Swaggart TelecastComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year