Tammy Faye Messner
Christian Century, April 20, 2004
Tammy Faye Messner, who used to lead the Praise the Lord (PTL) ministry with ex-husband Jim Bakker; has announced that she has inoperable lung cancer. Messner appeared on CNN's Larry King Live March 18 to disclose the details of the diagnosis. She planned to start a regimen of chemotherapy and radiation in April.
Messner, 62, is best known for her involvement with Bakker in a Fort Mill, South Carolina, ministry that drew millions of visitors to its theme park and viewers to its television show in the 1980s. It collapsed after a sex and money scandal that led to prison time for Jim Bakker.
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