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| death_place = [[wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[wikipedia:California|California]] | | death_place = [[wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[wikipedia:California|California]] | ||
| occupation = Pastor, author, professor | | occupation = Pastor, author, professor | ||
| spouse = [[Patricia MacArthur]] (1963) | | spouse = [[Patricia MacArthur]] (m. 1963) | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
| theology = [[Calvinistic Baptist]], [[Dispensationalism]] | | theology = [[Calvinistic Baptist]], [[Dispensationalism]] | ||
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'''Dr. John Fullerton MacArthur Jr.''' ( | '''Dr. John Fullerton MacArthur Jr.''' (June 19, 1939 – July 14, 2025) was an American pastor of [[Grace Community Church (Sun Valley, California)|Grace Community Church]], a [[nondenominational]] ([[Calvinism|Calvinistic]]) church in Sun Valley, California.<ref>https://www.gracechurch.org/leader/macarthur/john</ref> | ||
MacArthur | MacArthur was a proponent of [[expository preaching]], and has been acknowledged by ''[[Christianity Today]]'' as one of the most influential preachers of his time. MacArthur had written or edited more than 150 books. His ''[[MacArthur Study Bible]]'' has sold more than one million copies, receiving a [[wikipedia:Gold Medallion Book Award|Gold Medallion Book Award]]. | ||
==Early life and schooling== | ==Early life and schooling== | ||
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On July 13, 2025, Grace Community Church made the announcement to their congregation during their Sunday service that John MacArthur had contracted pneumonia and is not expected to recover. GCC elder, Tom Patron stated that he had contracted pneumonia the previous week and had been admitted to the hospital. He went on to further state that John MacArthur "may be in the presence of the Lord soon." | On July 13, 2025, Grace Community Church made the announcement to their congregation during their Sunday service that John MacArthur had contracted pneumonia and is not expected to recover. GCC elder, Tom Patron stated that he had contracted pneumonia the previous week and had been admitted to the hospital. He went on to further state that John MacArthur "may be in the presence of the Lord soon." | ||
On July 14, 2024, MacArthur passed away at 6:17pm PST. | |||
==Selected publications== | ==Selected publications== | ||