Jim Bakker was born on 2 January 1939 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA. He has been married to Lori Bakker since 4 September 1998. He was previously married to Tammy Faye Bakker.
As a young boy he put a newly painted rowboat in his front yard and stuck a 'For Sale' sign on it. After the sale, the buyer tried to bring it back when he discovered that Bakker had only painted one-half of the boat -- the side that faced the street.
[on why his The PTL Club (1974) empire crashed] I think the devil was mad. I think something so wonderful and beautiful was being built, that the
devil was mad.
