Tempe Church of Christ hosts annual memorial

Tempe Church of Christ remembered those homeless who perished in the last year. (Photo by Vladimir Srajber from Pexels)

Tempe Church of Christ held its annual service on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 5 p.m. to remember those who departed in the streets.

Annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial

Tempe Interfaith Fellowship invited all to this service for homeless people who died last year. The organization announced the Annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial through its Facebook page.

According to the announcement, the event was held at Tempe Church of Christ.

Tempe Interfaith Fellowship informed everyone that everyone is welcome to the memorial.

Dinner followed the candlelight vigil. As stated in the announcement, all are welcome to enjoy the food and fellowship.

Moreover, the organizers requested those who could not attend the Annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial to remember and pray for those who perished without stability, shelter, connections, or belonging.

According to the Tempe Interfaith Fellowship, everyone can accord these people the dignity of being remembered and kept in the mind’s eyes. Faith leaders come together to establish Tempe Interfaith Fellowship (TIF).

Together they promote understanding, respect, and partnership across all faiths.

About Tempe Church of Christ

According to its Facebook page, Tempe Church of Christ is located at 2424 S Mill Ave., Tempe. Its vision is to pursue a lie with God together. Worship happens on Sundays at 10 a.m. A time for study and conversation for all ages follows the service.

As stated on its Facebook page, Tempe Church of Christ believes that the church is a group of anointed individuals as the vanguard of God’s Kingdom coming to earth, should be about the same work as Jesus: delivering the Good News to the poor, freeing the captives, speaking up for the oppressed, helping the blind see, and proclaiming the Lord’s Kingdom.

As shared on its website, Tempe Church of Christ is a small but diverse group of Christians. They are committed to following Jesus Christ and loving their community.

It is rooted in the Stone-Campbell restoration movement. However, the church shared it represents a variety of denominational backgrounds. Tempe Church of Christ is also theologically, socially, and politically diverse.

It welcomes everyone, men, and women, to serve and utilize their gifts in various aspects of the church’s life and leadership. Furthermore, the church is active in many community ministries.

Tempe Church of Christ works with the Tempe Community Action Agency’s IHELP, FriendSpeak, and ministry at Arizona State University.

Michael Chaffin serves Tempe Church of Christ as its Senior Minister.

On the other hand, Hannah Parmalee is Tempe’s Campus Minister. She has been with the church since 2017. The church has Claire Allensworth serving as its Associate Minister.

As shared on its website, a typical worship at Tempe Church of Christ lasts between 60 and 90 minutes. It starts with a welcome from one of the church’s Elders.

They read the scripture texts and lead the community in prayer. Then, the worship team leads everyone as they worship together. The songs are a combination of traditional hymns and contemporary worship songs.