Pastor and theologian John MacArthur dies at 86

Lydia Houghton | People

Date posted: 15 Jul 2025

John F. MacArthur. Source: Wikimedia Commons

John MacArthur, influential pastor and theologian, has died aged 86 after being hospitalised with pneumonia, which he contracted last week.

MacArthur was pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, a neighbourhood in Los Angeles, California.

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