Jimmy Swaggart Ministries

Jimmy Swaggart Ministries is a Christian evangelical organization located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The organization was founded in 1984 by Pentecostal televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. It also runs Jimmy Swaggart Bible College, and Family Worship Center, the megachurch Jimmy's son Donnie and grandson Gabriel, are pastors.^[1] It has an international outreach and has preached to millions of people across the world.^[2]

Jimmy Swaggart Ministries

Headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Formation	1984
Founder	Jimmy Swaggart
Purpose	Evangelical Ministry
Headquarters	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Leader	Gabriel Swaggart
Subsidiaries	SonLife Broadcasting Network Jimmy Swaggart Bible College Family Worship Center WJFM
Website	https://www.jsm.org/

History

The organization was founded by Jimmy Swaggart. After being involved in a prostitution scandal, Swaggart was stripped of his ministerial license by the Assemblies of God and became an independent, non-denominational minister. The ministry was created to be the overarching administrative entity of his church and assets, this includes his radio station, WJFM, and all television programs by him. In 1988, it had a yearly revenue of $150 million, most of which was used to run the Bible College campus.^[3][4]

Jimmy Swaggart Bible College

Jimmy Swaggart Bible College
Address
7320 Bluebonnet Blvd. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810 United States
Coordinates	30°23′6.2″N 91°5′44.7″W
Information
Other name	World Evangelism Bible College
Type	Private Christian
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Established	1984 (41 years ago) (1984)
Founder	Jimmy Swaggart
President	Gabriel Swaggart
Faculty	10
Enrollment	370 (1991)
Student to teacher ratio	37:1
Campus	100 acres (400,000 m2)
Revenue	$150 million (1987)
Website	www.jsbc.edu

Jimmy Swaggart Bible College is a school on Bluebonnet Boulevard in Baton Rouge. At its highest point it had an enrollment of 1,451. In 1988, enrollment dropped by 72% due to Swaggart's prostitution scandal.^[5] In 1991, the college became known as World Evangelism Bible College in an effort to attract more students and disassociate itself with scandal.^[6] It was reported that the school's attendance got so low that the classes had to be moved to the ministry's high school program classrooms.^[7] Today, the college is still open and enrolls a small number^[quantify] of students each year. It has a seminary on campus and the main academic major is ministry.

Family Worship Center

The Family Worship Center is the church of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries. It was founded by Swaggart in the late 1960s as a small church affiliated with the Assemblies of God.^[8] Transitionally, in the 2010's, his offspring began taking over, with son Donnie and grandson Gabriel leading services. It has become a megachurch and is now one of the largest churches in Louisiana.^{[citation needed]}