INFLUENTIAL California Pastor John MacArthur has been hospitalized with a life-threatening illness after years of health complications.

His congregation has begged for prayers for the popular pastor after a church leader said the 86-year-old “may be in the presence of the Lord soon.”

Tom Patton, associate pastor at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, announced MacArthur’s hospitalization during Sunday’s service.

“This week, Pastor John contracted pneumonia,” Patton said.

“He was admitted into the hospital and may be in the presence of the Lord soon.”

Patton asked the congregation to pray for MacArthur and his family.

MacArthur has served at Grace Community Church, a megachurch in a Los Angeles neighborhood, for over five decades.

He gained national attention in 2020 when he insisted on holding in-person church services despite Governor Gavin Newsom’s statewide coronavirus mandates.

MacArthur has suffered multiple health complications over the years.