SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Jim Bakker, a longtime Christian television minister who later moved to the Ozarks, has died, according to a social media post from The Jim Bakker Show.
According to the post, Lori Bakker, his wife, said Jim Bakker died Monday evening.
“For 66 years, Jim gave his life to preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ,” Lori Bakker said. “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.”…