{"id":2432,"date":"2025-09-15T00:48:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=2432"},"modified":"2025-09-15T00:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:49:11","slug":"charlie-kirks-memorial-service-schedule-has-been-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=2432","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Memorial Service Schedule Has Been Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent conservative activist, will be honored next weekend with a public memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turning Point USA has announced plans for a public memorial service to honor its late founder, Charlie Kirk. The event will take place next weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirk, who died at age 31, founded the conservative grassroots organization in 2012. What began in a garage in Lemont, Illinois, grew into a nationwide movement that reached millions. The announcement was made Saturday through Turning Point&#8217;s official channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tribute posted on the memorial website, fightforcharlie.com, described Kirk as a man of faith, conviction, and leadership. It highlighted his dedication to God, his family, and the nation. &#8220;Charlie died doing what he loved: fighting for truth, for faith, for family, and for America,&#8221; the tribute&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightforcharlie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tribute also highlighted Kirk\u2019s devotion to his family and his influence as a mentor, noting that he dedicated himself to guiding others and inspiring a new generation to stand firm in their beliefs. It concluded with a reference to Matthew 25:23,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightforcharlie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">describing him<\/a>&nbsp;as a &#8220;good and faithful servant.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memorial service for Charlie Kirk will be held at State Farm Stadium, located at 1 Cardinals Drive in Glendale, Arizona. Doors will open at 8:00 a.m. The program is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. The venue, home to major sporting and public events, is expected to accommodate a large crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read : <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=2426\">BREAKING: FBI Releases Chilling Video Of Charlie Kirk Shooter\u2019s Escape<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News of the memorial service drew immediate responses online. Many expressed admiration for the scale of the event. One commenter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rage2232\/status\/1966942464599880186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>wrote<\/u><\/a>,&nbsp;<em>\u201cWoah this is huge.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;Another&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/awake300am1\/status\/1966964179140747287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>added<\/u><\/a>, &#8220;<em>It won&#8217;t be big enough.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em>Others shared regret at not being able to attend. &#8220;<em>Wish I could attend. I\u2019m sure it will be beautiful. I\u2019ll be there in spirit,&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;one post&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/julieartz85\/status\/1967015400929177837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>read.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some, however,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ImJimR87\/status\/1967019678146195512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>raised concerns<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;about the timing. Several noted that the service falls during Sunday morning church hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidFriersonJr\/status\/1966955062577823777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comments included<\/a>, &#8220;<em>You&#8217;ve encouraged people to attend church yet schedule this during church time? Odd,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0and, &#8220;<em>Instead of being at church, which is what I expect Charlie would have wanted, you&#8217;re holding it at the same time local churches are meeting for worship?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read : <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=2429\">JUST IN: Man Wearing Similar Shirt To Suspected Assassin Desecrates Charlie Kirk Memorial<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Livng4Jesus\/status\/1966999343363486007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>, &#8220;<em>During church? That&#8217;s not good at all.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0One commenter urged organizers to reconsider, saying it was not right to ask Christians to miss worship for the memorial. On September 13, Erika Kirk shared photos and videos offering a glimpse of her final moments with her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-024529.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-024529.png 537w, https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-024529-221x300.png 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk pictured with her husband&#8217;s coffin from a post dated September 13, 2025 | Source: Instagram\/mrserikakirk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One image showed her sitting beside Charlie Kirk\u2019s coffin, leaning on it as she viewed him. Another depicted her hand resting on his, with Charlie dressed in a suit inside the coffin. In a video, she was seen kissing his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the post, Erika&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOhq3UBEd6l\/?img_index=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>wrote<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;a message reflecting her grief and faith. &#8220;<em>The world is evil. But our Savior. Our Lord. Our God. He is so good. I will never have the words. Ever.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-024609.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-024609.png 538w, https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-024609-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk pictured with her husband&#8217;s coffin from a post dated September 13, 2025 | Source: Instagram\/mrserikakirk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOhq3UBEd6l\/?img_index=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described<\/a>&nbsp;the sound of her weeping as echoing like a &#8220;battle cry.&#8221; She added that while she could not fully understand the loss, she believed her husband was now in God\u2019s care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We previously reported that for the first time since<\/strong>&nbsp;the tragic death of her husband, Erika stepped forward to speak publicly \u2014 and emotionally \u2014 about his life, his legacy, and what comes next. Speaking&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.amomama.com\/472874-charlie-kirks-wife-erika-publicly-speaks.html\">at a press briefing<\/a>, Erika expressed gratitude to first responders, investigators, and public officials who supported her after Wednesday\u2019s fatal shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She specifically thanked President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance for their outreach during the difficult time. &#8220;Mr. President, my husband loved you, and he knew that you loved him, too,&#8221; Erika Kirk&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8lNF50VGFk4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, fighting back tears. &#8220;He did. Your friendship was amazing. You supported him so well, as did he for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erika shared that Charlie often spoke about how he wanted to be remembered \u2014 not just as a political figure, but as a man of faith and courage. She pledged to carry on his work through Turning Point USA, the organization he founded and led.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Charlie, I promise I will never let your legacy die, baby,&#8221; she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8lNF50VGFk4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;I promise I\u2019ll make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation has ever seen.&#8221; In her closing remarks, Erika spoke about Charlie\u2019s deep commitment to their family, saying he had loved their children and her, with all his heart, and that she had always known it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erika also shared a personal moment with their three-year-old daughter, Gigi, who has begun to ask questions about her father&#8217;s absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-024725.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-024725.png 577w, https:\/\/states-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-024725-237x300.png 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When I got home last night, Gigi, our daughter, just ran into my arms,&#8221; Erika\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8lNF50VGFk4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;And she goes, &#8216;Where&#8217;s daddy?&#8217; I said, &#8216;Baby, daddy loves you so much. Don&#8217;t you worry. He&#8217;s on a work trip with Jesus so he can afford your blueberry budget.'&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent conservative activist, will be honored next weekend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432\/revisions\/2437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}