Famed televangelist Jimmy Swaggart has been rushed to the hospital and remains in critical condition after suffering a terrifying cardiac arrest at his Louisiana home.
The 90-year-old Grammy-nominated preacher was found unresponsive around 8am on Sunday morning, according to Swaggart Ministries.
‘On this Father’s Day, we urgently ask you to pray for Brother Swaggart,’ Swaggart Ministries announced. ‘He needs a miracle from heaven right now, this morning.’
His son Donnie and grandson Gabriel reportedly rushed to his home where they took turns performing chest compressions before paramedics arrived.
‘He never regained consciousness,’ Donnie Swaggart said. ‘We both took turns giving him chest compressions until EMT could get there.’
‘I’ve never seen so many people arrive at one time, and I want to thank them. They were able to get a heartbeat back.’
Donnie said that his condition is critical and ‘without a miracle, his time will be short.’
Swaggart was revived on scene and rushed to the ICU, where he remains under close observation.
‘Right now, he is in ICU, and without a miracle, his time will be short. But we believe God. We’re not giving up,’ the family said.
Swaggart is best known as the legendary leader behind the SonLife Broadcasting Network and pastor of the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge.
A towering figure in American evangelical circles, he once drew millions of viewers with his televised sermons and gospel performances.
In 1981, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance for his album Worship.
His ministry was full of scandals in the late 1980s, as it was revealed the evangelist was involved with various prostitutes.