His father, Jack, drew throngs of worshipers while pastoring at Fountain Avenue Baptist Church in Hollywood, once erecting a giant tent on Santa Monica Boulevard for an event that featured celebrity believers like singer Roy Rogers and actress Dale Evans. John MacArthur, after taking over Grace Community Church in , eventually became one of the most successful evangelical preachers in the country, with a congregation estimated at about 7, An author of almost books and study guides, he has a radio program that broadcasts across the world.
MacArthur, a former college athlete , avoids flashy services that he derides as showtime religion. Along with Christian parables come harsh judgments. His initial stance on the pandemic was hardly controversial. In March, when the coronavirus outbreak struck, MacArthur complied fully with health orders requiring churches to close, telling his congregation that Christians should live peacefully under the government.
In late April during an interview with a church elder, MacArthur said that a young couple in the Spanish-language ministry had contracted the coronavirus and wound up in a hospital. Alexey I. Kolomiytsev, a pastor emeritus at a Battle Ground, Wash. But another man from the Washington church who attended the conference with Kolomiytsev, year-old Vladimir Dyachenko, developed symptoms in early March and died of COVID on April 1, according to a GoFundMe page by his family and news reports by Slavic Sacramento , a daily Russian-language news site in California.
He was hospitalized for 49 days and made a remarkable recovery. He did not attend the conference, his daughter said. News of more infections at a church-associated organization came in October. As the pandemic spread across the county in midsummer, MacArthur began reopening the church doors.
He said he had to because people just started showing up on Sundays. County officials appear to be weighing their options. Although L. Mayor Eric Garcetti ordered power be shut off at a Hollywood Hills home hosting large parties, it remains unclear whether the church will face similar sanctions.
At the next court hearing Friday, the county is asking a judge to find the church in contempt, which could lead to fines. Mr, John F.
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Get help. Privacy Policy. Password recovery. In , John founded The Master's Seminary , a graduate school dedicated to training men for full-time pastoral roles and missionary work. John is also president and featured teacher with Grace to You. It also airs nearly 1, times daily in Spanish, reaching 23 countries from Europe to Latin America.
All of John's 3, sermons, spanning more than four decades of ministry, are available for free on the Grace to You website. John's titles have been translated into more than two dozen languages.
New moon and sabbath and calling of convocation — I cannot endure solemn assemblies with iniquity. Rick Pidcock is a stay-at-home father of five kids. He and his wife, Ruth Ellen, have started Provoke Wonder, a collaboration of artists that exists to foster child-like worship through story and song. Rick is pursuing a master of arts degree in worship from Northern Seminary. Curated Exclude from home page BNG staff.
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