Swaggart's telecasts were seen by more than 8 million people in the United States and by more than 500 million people worldwide.
According to the official website for Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, his 1980's telecast was transmitted to over 3,000 stations and cable systems each week. He has preached to crowds around the world and pioneered televangelism through his weekly telecast. Jimmy Lee Swaggart is a non-denominational American pastor, teacher, singer, pianist, and televangelist.
