California pastor John MacArthur hospitalized with life-threatening illness as church community rallies
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John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, has been hospitalized with pneumonia after years of experiencing health issues.

The news of the 86-year-old’s condition was shared with the congregation while they were celebrating Sunday service over the weekend, as reported by The Roys Report. 

“This week, Pastor John contracted pneumonia,” associate pastor Tom Patton announced during the church’s 11 a.m. service on Sunday. “He was admitted to the hospital and may soon be with the Lord.”

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Grace Community Church parishioners make their way to Sunday service in Sun Valley on September 13, 2020.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

However, MacArthur’s prognosis reportedly created uncertainty regarding his health among the church’s congregants, with Patton telling members of the community that the pastor’s recovery from “three surgeries in the second 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 organization dedicated to distributing nearly 400 book titles authored by the pastor, according to the church’s website. 

“We place our dear pastor at the feet of the glorious Savior,” Patton was quoted as saying during Sunday’s service. “Whom he has served so faithfully for so many years and now awaits His final command to be in his presence forever.” 

Grace Community Church did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

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