Also, the ministry was designated as a church in 1982 and was tax-exempt as a religious institution, making it the most-watched television preacher of the time.ĭespite its scale, which, according to Swaggart’s 1985 financial statement, was around $150 million in assets, the ministry remained a family organization run by Swaggart and his family. Jimmy Swaggart’s ministry received almost 4 million letters containing voluntary contributions totaling more than $120 million each year at its peak in 1987. In his collection of books, you’ll find the Expositor’s Study Bible, 13 study guides, and 38 bible commentaries. Jimmy Swaggart Singers developed a 24-hour-a-day television network called the Sonlife Broadcasting Network (SBN) n various cable TV providers and broadcast stations in the late 1980s flowing a series of sexual scandals that resulted in his temporary removal from his ministry.Ĭurrently, he is an author and has published over 50 Christian books through his ministry.
