John Macarthur in the hospital while the church prays for recovery

John Macarthur, Pastor of the Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, was reported to the hospital after years of health complications with pneumonia.

The announcement of the health of the 86-year-old came when the community celebrated on Sunday service at the weekend, according to the Roys report.

“This week Pastor John completed pneumonia,” said Associate Pastor Tom Patton reported on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. “He was hospitalized and can soon be in the presence of the Lord.”

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According to reports, Patton said to pray the community with his wife, four children and fifteen grandchildren for Macarthur.

The pastor previously made national headlines after a judge in California decided that, despite the nationwide Coronavirus restrictions from Governor Gavin Newsom, he was able to keep personal services.

Macarthur suffered from years of health complications in the spotlight, including a sudden occurrence of diseases during a service of 2023.

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Grace Community Church on Friday, September 4, 2020 in Sun Valley, California. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times about Getty Images)

According to reports, he has reported numerous operations to treat atrial fibrillation and other diseases since 2023.

He was reportedly taken to the hospital at the beginning of this year when, according to the Outlet, he had a “second intervention” on the lungs.

“This procedure was successful and (i) am now at home,” said Macarthur before in an explanation of how the Roys report shows. “The doctors are optimistic about my recovery, and I am striving to return to them as soon as I am strengthening my strength.”

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Community members of the Grace Community Church set off on September 13, 2020 on the Sunday service in Sun Valley. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times about Getty pictures)

Macarthur's forecast, however, reported, however, uncertainty in relation to his health among the churches of the Church, where Patton informed the members of the community that the recourse of the pastor of “three operations in the second half of 2024” “saw more slow and” occasional setbacks that affect his heart, lungs and kidneys “.

MacArthur has headed the GCC community for 56 years and is President of Grace, a non -profit organization that, according to the church's website, distributes almost 400 book titles written by the pastor.

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“We place our dear pastor at the feet of the wonderful savior,” Patton was quoted during the service on Sunday. “Who he served so faith for so many years and are now waiting for his final command to be in his presence forever.”

The Grace Community Church did not immediately answer a comment on Fox News Digital's request.