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Memorial service for Ravi Zacharias livestreamed

Ravi Zacharias, head of a global ministry and bestselling author, died Tuesday morning at his home in Atlanta, following a brief battle with cancer. He was 74.
By Shelia Poole
May 29, 2020

A private memorial service to honor Christian evangelist, author and apologist Ravi Zacharias will be livestreamed at 11 a.m. May 29.

Zacharias died May 19 at age 74 after a brief battle with cancer.

Viewers could watch at RZIM.org/RaviMemorial.  The service ended shortly after 1 p.m. Friday.

Zacharias, founder of Ravi Zacharias Ministries (RZIM), spent nearly five decades traveling the world defending Christianity and addressing issues of origin, meaning, morality and destiny.

Vice President Mike Pence, a longtime friend of the religious leader, is scheduled to attend the memorial service on Friday and offer comments.

The service will be at Passion City Church, 515 Garson Dr. N.E.

Related: Christian scholar, apologist and author Ravi Zacharias dies at 74

Those paying tribute include RZIM President Michael Ramsden; athlete and author Tim Tebow;  Brooklyn Tabernacle Senior Pastor Jim Cymbala; and Passion Movement Founder Louie Giglio. Musical artists Matt Redman and Lecrae will perform.

Related: Online guestbook for Ravi Zacharias

Tamar Hallerman contributed to this story.

About the Author

Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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