Televangelist Jim Bakker Says He Needs A Million Bucks Or 'I'll Be Out On The Street'

Televangelist Jim Bakker, who was astatine the bosom of 1 of the astir notorious spiritual scandals of the 1980s, says he’s successful hopeless request of currency close now.

And if helium doesn’t get $1 million, helium volition suffer everything and beryllium homeless.

“If everyone that watches this programme volition springiness $1,000, we’ll beryllium capable to wage our bills and enactment connected the air,” he said connected his amusement Tuesday. “Otherwise we got astir another, possibly a month.”

He said it’s not conscionable his amusement that’s connected the line.

“If they foreclose connected this ministry, they volition instrumentality my location too, truthful I’ll beryllium connected the street,” helium said.

Bakker claimed helium hasn’t taken a wage himself and has nary wealth of his own.

“We person a large debt,” helium said, adding that an unnamed “they” has “taken millions of dollars from us.”

One of the show’s co-hosts indicated the fiscal problems began successful 2020, erstwhile Bakker was successful trouble with a fig of authorities for hawking “Silver Solution” during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 1 case, helium reached a settlement with the Missouri lawyer wide that included restitution of $156,000.

Bakker astatine the clip besides used the menace of an impending bankruptcy to rise funds.

He said connected Tuesday that those who springiness him wealth volition reap different benefits.

“I warrant you God’s going to bash something,” helium said, aboriginal adding: “God’s gonna bless you arsenic you give, due to the fact that erstwhile you give, you’re gonna receive.”

Bakker spent the 1980s turning his ministry into an empire that included a TV web and a resort. But it each came crashing down connected him arsenic helium resigned amid a sex scandal and fraud allegations, the second of which landed him in situation for 4 years.

In much caller years, Bakker has fashioned himself arsenic thing of a doomsday prophet ― saying connected Tuesday, for example, that we’re successful the “end times” ― and has been selling nutrient buckets and different “prepper” items connected his amusement and website.

The 85-year-old has besides had immoderate wellness issues, including a bid of strokes in 2020 and a hospitalization past year.