Jim Bakker Resigns from PTL Club

Date: March 19, 1987 • Location: Washington, United States

American televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as the host of The PTL Club in the midst of a sex scandal.

Televangelism is the utilization of media platforms such as radio and television for the marketing of religious messages, particularly Christianity and especially Evangelical Christianity.

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