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Attendees fill State Farm stadium for the memorial service of Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Eric Thayer / Getty Images)

Charlie Kirk's Pastor Speaks at Memorial Service After Bagpipes and Worship Music

By Michael Austin September 21, 2025 at 11:28am

Charlie Kirk’s pastor Rob McCoy is the first to speaker to take the stage at the late-conservative activist’s memorial service at State Farm stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Sunday.

Before McCoy took the stage, the memorial kicked off with a bagpipe performance of “Amazing Grace,” followed by Grammy-winning Christian singer Chris Tomlin performing worship music.

‘Amazing Grace’ plays on the bagpipes to kick off Charlie Kirk’s beautiful memorial.❤️ pic.twitter.com/99lsrkH9SM

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 21, 2025

Chris Tomlin performing ‘Holy Forever’ at Charlie Kirk’s memorial. pic.twitter.com/1YI4Q5hymr

— Media Research Center (@theMRC) September 21, 2025

NEW: Charlie Kirk’s pastor Rob McCoy on the ‘why’ behind everything that Charlie Kirk did:

“The why brought him the courage. The why brought him the wisdom and the strength. The why is the one that Charlie wanted to welcome as the guest of honor.”

“Charlie wanted his Savior to… pic.twitter.com/Ci38pviYIV

— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 21, 2025

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Michael Austin

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Michael wrote for several entertainment news outlets before joining The Western Journal in 2020. He now serves as Managing Editor, which involves managing the editorial team and operations, guiding the publication's editorial direction, and writing, editing, curating and assigning stories as needed.

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Michael Austin graduated from Iowa State University in 2019. During his time in college, he volunteered for both PragerU and Live Action. After graduation, Michael went on to work as a freelance journalist for various entertainment news sites before joining The Western Journal as an intern in early 2020.

Shortly thereafter, Michael was hired on as a staff writer/reporter. He now serves as Managing Editor, which involves managing the editorial team and operations, guiding the team's editorial direction, and writing, editing, curating and assigning stories as needed.

Birthplace

Ames, Iowa

Nationality

American

Education

Iowa State University

Topics of Expertise

Cultural Politics, Pop Culture, Christian-Conservatism