Attorneys for Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church are condemning recent headlines declaring a coronavirus outbreak in the megachurch that has defied public health orders since July.
Calls on pastors to ‘open your church’
John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, Califo., is urging Christians to sign a petition aimed at deeming the evangelical church “essential.” In a video released yesterday (Oct. 7) alongside the petition, ...
The same state social-distancing measures that have ensnarled Rev. John MacArthur in legal proceedings for his refusal to close his church have now delayed a reckoning for the Sun Valley, California, pastor, as a Los ...
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted a preliminary injunction against Grace Community Church, prohibiting Pastor John MacArthur from holding indoor worship services.
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LA County is evicting Grace Community Church from a parking lot it has leased since 1975. Lawyers representing GCC and its pastor, John MacArthur, say the move is in retaliation for holding indoor worship services ...
The back-and-forth between church and local authorities continues
On Friday, a California judge ruled that megachurch pastor John MacArthur and his congregation can continue meeting indoors for worship. But they must wear face coverings and practice social distancing, according to a California Superior ...
Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church filed a lawsuit against California officials Wednesday, saying the state-issued health restrictions aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19 “violate the California Constitution.”
The city of Los Angeles has issued John MacArthur and Grace Community Church a cease-and-desist letter, threatening a $1,000 fine or arrest for continuing to hold in-person church services in defiance of state orders aimed ...
Grace Community Church congregants in Sun Valley gathered indoors and sang hymns on Sunday (July 26), defying California regulations that aim to limit the spread of COVID-19.
