The Nation - News from March 11, 1988

The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart’s ministry will broadcast an appeal next week for donations his wife and son said are needed to save the organization. The hourlong program features Swaggart’s wife, Frances, their son, Donnie, and the Rev. Jim Rentz, associate pastor of Swaggart’s Family Worship Center. The appeal has already been shown at a prayer service to encourage members of the congregation to answer telephones during a weeklong telethon, Rentz said. Swaggart did not appear at the service or on the tape. He faces disciplinary action by the national Assemblies of God for reportedly meeting with a prostitute in suburban New Orleans.