Pastor John MacArthur has been released from the hospital and is recovering at his home.
MacArthur has been the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, for 56 years. He is 85.
MacArthur’s health kept him out of the pulpit for more than half of 2024 following complications related to a heart valve replacement he received on July 15, 2024. In 2023, MacArthur underwent surgery after he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. He underwent a subsequent surgery to insert a catheter.
After having to go through multiple surgeries, MacArthur was able to return to the pulpit for a Sunday night worship service in November 2024 but hasn’t preached since.
Earlier this year, on Jan. 2, Phil Johnson, executive director of Grace to You and an elder at GCC, shared that MacArthur had been admitted to a hospital and was receiving treatment for complications stemming from his heart valve replacement.
A few weeks later, Johnson provided another update on MacArthur’s health, explaining that not only was MacArthur still in the hospital but he also had been receiving physical therapy because he had been bedridden for such a long period of time.
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On Friday (Feb. 7), Johnson posted on X, “John MacArthur is recovering at home now. Keep him in your prayers.”
John MacArthur is recovering at home now. Keep him in your prayers.
— Phil Johnson (@Phil_Johnson_) February 7, 2025
One of Johnson’s social media followers asked Johnson whether MacArthur had been placed in hospice care. Johnson replied, “No, he’s not.”
Rumors of MacArthur’s death have periodically been spreading throughout social media since last October, rumors Johnson has been vigilant in dispelling.
