The famed Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, the Louisiana-born televangelist and founder of the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest.

At a special evening prayer service at the center, Swaggart’s son, Donnie Swaggart, told parishioners that he and his son, Gabriel, found the reverend, 90, unconscious at his home at around 8 a.m. on Sunday and immediately called an ambulance. Medical personnel were able to restart Jimmy Swaggart’s heart.

“This morning at a little after 8, Gabe and I rushed into mother’s house,” Donnie Swaggart said. “Dad had gone into cardiac arrest. He never regained consciousness. We both took turns giving him chest compressions until EMT could get there. I’ve never seen so many people arrive at one time, and I want to thank them. They were able to get a heartbeat back.”

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