Remembering Charlie Kirk: Turning Point USA Memorial from State Farm Stadium
GLENDALE, ARIZONA (September 21, 2025) – News and updates, Turning Point USA video of Charlie Kirk Memorial from State Farm Stadium.
“Charlie Kirk’s memorial was powerful: A seed falling to the ground and dying so that fruit might spring forth (John 12:24). What the enemy meant for silence, God has turned into a megaphone, putting the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the world stage. If you cannot see that we are in a spiritual battle between good and evil, you’re missing the moment. May many souls be saved through this witness.”
Matthew Maher, TruthOverTrend
As the opening speaker at the memorial, Pastor Rob McCoy spoke the gospel of Jesus Christ to a crowd of 70,000 in attendance and an estimated 3 million watching the livestream broadcast.
Pastor Rob McCoy asked anyone ready to follow Jesus to stand, and just like that, Charlie Kirk’s legacy of faith came alive in the room. 🙏 #CharlieKirk pic.twitter.com/srTlO65bmk
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) September 21, 2025
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One of the most powerful and profound moments our nation will ever witness. There are no words. pic.twitter.com/iggmkLgem1
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) September 21, 2025
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UPDATE:
President Donald Trump, who spoke after Kirk’s wife Erika, said during the five-plus hour service, said, “We know the weight of this monumental loss is almost unbearable, but even in the midst of heartache, pain too great, too even fathom, you (Erika) have somehow found the strength, the deep faith, to be a comfort to millions and millions of people. Today, an entire nation wraps its loving arms around you and your beautiful children. We share in your immense, overwhelming sorrow, and we vow that we will do everything we can to ensure that your children grow up in a land where their father is honored.”
More of Trump’s speech:
“Charlie Kirk loved America with everything he had, and as we can see so clearly today, America loves Charlie Kirk, and he could always draw a big crowd. Look at this today. Look at what’s going on in this stadium. It is a big crowd.”
“Charlie was filled with a patriotic spirit from his youth, and one of the last things he said to me is, ‘please sir, save Chicago.’ We’re gonna do that. We’re gonna save Chicago.”
“What was even more important to Charlie than politics and service was the choice he made in the fifth grade, which he said was the best decision of his life, to become a Christian and a follower of his savior, Jesus Christ.”
“Charlie would have been so pleased to hear his friends and colleagues today giving testimony and giving glory to God. Within minutes of the gunshot in Utah, millions of Americans, young and old, heard the news and dropped to their knees and started praying.”
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I had the honor and privilege to speak at Charlie Kirk's memorial service. Please continue praying for Erika, her children, and the entire team at TPUSA.#CharlieKirkMemorial pic.twitter.com/sFRBoKO0wt
— Frank Turek (@DrFrankTurek) September 21, 2025
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Riley Gaines on X:
Ever heard 70,000 voices lifted up in the name of the Lord?
Well, now you have.
We love you, Charlie! pic.twitter.com/X52MQytZ4T
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) September 21, 2025
UPDATE: Crowds directed to overflow arena.
🚨 BREAKING: It is CONFIRMED that State Farm Stadium is at capacity and thousands are heading to the OVERFLOW arena.
“This is CLOSED. It’s at full capacity. Now, tens of thousands are going to watch him in a separate arena…NOBODY else being let through the gates.”
“Police… pic.twitter.com/PB4WxIAazz
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 21, 2025
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Charlie Kirk didn’t get to finish his sentence.
The bullet tore the air in half.
The story does not end…
The Cross Still Offends
BY RICH BITTERMAN
The bullet tore the air in half.
A folding chair rattled. A Bible dropped. A young man slumped sideways beneath a white event tent, eyes wide with the weight of eternity.
It was supposed to be a conversation. A “prove me wrong” segment. But this time, rebuttal came not with words, but with a rifle.
Charlie Kirk didn’t get to finish his sentence.
I got the news just before prayer meeting. I contemplated this death as I prepared to lead the saints in prayer. But I didn’t feel like praying. Not tonight. My hands were still. My mouth was ready. But my soul was pacing. Angry. Grieving. Tempted.
Tempted to grow quiet.
Tempted to sit this one out.
Tempted to wonder if any of this, faith, boldness, public gospel witness, is still worth it.
Because hatred in this country isn’t simmering anymore. It is boiling.
