 Jim and Tammy Bakker had been in the ministry with the Assemblies of God denomination since the early 1960s prior to joining Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, then based in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1965.The Bakkers launched a children's show called "Come On Over" where the couple entertained viewers with songs, stories, and puppets.In 1966 Jim Bakker became the host of "The 700 Club", a religious talk program that evolved from a telethon.