Gabriel Swaggart, the assistant pastor of Family Worship Center, is a well-known evangelist. Gabriel Swaggart followed in his grandfather Jimmy Swaggart’s and father Donnie Swaggart’s footsteps.
Both Jimmy and Donnie have a long list of headlines to their names: Jimmy for escort relationships, and Donnie for divorcing his second wife in order to marry his first.
Jimmy Swaggart, Gabriel’s grandfather
During the 1980s and 1990s, Jimmy Swaggart, the founder of the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons. Photos of him with, say, a woman of the night spread after he forcefully called his contemporaries out for infidelity against their wives in 1988.
He was expelled from the Assemblies of God as a result of this scandalous disclosure. Jimmy Swaggart and Frances Swaggart are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. He continued as an independent preacher after that, until he was discovered with an escort in California three years later.
This may have been the final nail in his coffin, as he quickly passed the ministry over to his son, Gabriel’s father, Donnie Swaggart.
Gabriel Swaggart’s Marriages
Donnie, Gabriel’s father, followed in his father’s footsteps into the priesthood. Despite this, he maintained a low profile and continues to do so to this day. Despite his modest profile, news of his lavish marriages has made countless press headlines.
Debbie Swaggart was his first wife, with whom he had three children: Gabriel, Mathew, and Jennifer Swaggart. They divorced in 2003 after their marriage fell apart. Swaggart married Judy, his second wife, later that same year. This marriage, on the other hand, lasted only three years.
In late 2006, he married Debbie, his first wife, for the second time. However, there have been no reports as to why he broke up with his wife, went elsewhere, and then returned.
The Swaggart Family’s Current Situation
Both Jimmy and Donnie have great marriages with their wives and children as of today. Donnie considers himself fortunate to have a son like Gabriel, and he and his wife are proud of him. Pastor Gabriel, who is now in charge of the Ministry, feels the same way about his father.
He has maintained a positive relationship with his family. He admits that he enjoys spending time with his mother, grandmother, and wife Jill Swaggart, the three most significant people in his life. On December 5, 2004, he married his wife Jill. They’ve welcomed four girls into their household over the course of their marriage.
Gabriel took to Facebook to commemorate his and his wife’s 17th wedding anniversary. “17 years ago today, we said I do,” he captioned a lovely photo of himself and his wife. In the caption, he also mentioned how his spouse has always been at his side throughout the years.
Then he referred to her as his “best buddy, my rock, and my backbone.” “Jill, I wish you a happy anniversary. I adore you “Gabriel penned the final words of his passionate note.
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