Overview

• During Sunday’s service, associate pastor Tom Patton revealed that MacArthur was hospitalized with pneumonia and cautioned that his illness could prove fatal.
• Since 2023, the pastor has undergone multiple procedures for atrial fibrillation and lung problems, with slower-than-expected recovery after three surgeries in late 2024.
• Earlier this year, MacArthur had a second lung procedure deemed successful by doctors, who had expressed optimism about his return to ministry.
• Patton urged congregants to pray for MacArthur, his wife, four children and fifteen grandchildren as the church mobilizes spiritual support.
• MacArthur’s decades of leadership at Grace Community Church and role as president of Grace to You mean his health crisis resonates throughout his global evangelical audience.