California Pastor John Macarthur Hospitalized With Life-threatening Illness As Church Community Rallies

John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church (GCC) successful Sun Valley, California, has reportedly been hospitalized pinch pneumonia pursuing years of wellness complications.

The announcement regarding nan 86-year-old’s wellness came arsenic nan congregation was celebrating Sunday work complete nan weekend, according to The Roys Report. 

"This week, Pastor John contracted pneumonia," subordinate pastor Tom Patton reportedly announced astatine nan church’s 11 a.m. work connected Sunday. "He was admitted into nan infirmary and whitethorn beryllium successful nan beingness of nan Lord soon."

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Pastor John MacArthur preaches astatine Grace Community Church successful Los Angeles, California. (John MacArthur)

Patton reportedly asked nan congregation to believe for MacArthur, on pinch his wife, 4 children and 15 grandchildren. 

The pastor antecedently made nationalist headlines aft a California judge ruled he could proceed holding in-person services contempt Gov. Gavin Newsom's statewide coronavirus restrictions.  

MacArthur has suffered from years of wellness complications while successful nan spotlight, including a abrupt onset of unwellness during a 2023 service. 

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Grace Community Church connected Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 successful Sun Valley, California.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Since 2023, he has reportedly undergone numerous surgeries to dainty atrial fibrillation and different conditions. 

He was reportedly hospitalized earlier this twelvemonth while undergoing a "second procedure" connected his lungs, according to nan outlet. 

"That process was successful, and (I) americium now backmost astatine home," MacArthur antecedently said successful a connection astatine nan time, according to The Roys Report. "The doctors are optimistic astir my recovery, and I americium eager to return to you erstwhile I regain my strength."

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Grace Community Church parishioners make their measurement to Sunday work successful Sun Valley connected September 13, 2020.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

However, MacArthur’s prognosis reportedly created uncertainty regarding his wellness among nan church’s congregants, pinch Patton telling members of nan organization that nan pastor’s betterment from "three surgeries successful nan 2nd half of 2024" was "slower than expected, and saw "occasional setbacks affecting his heart, lungs and kidneys."

MacArthur has led GCC’s congregation for 56 years and is president of Grace to You, a nonprofit statement dedicated to distributing astir 400 book titles authored by nan pastor, according to nan church’s website. 

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"We spot our beloved pastor astatine nan feet of nan glorious Savior," Patton was quoted arsenic saying during Sunday’s service. "Whom he has served truthful faithfully for truthful galore years and now awaits His last bid to beryllium successful his beingness forever." 

Grace Community Church did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.