A couple thousand people gathered with lights in a park in vigil for Charlie Kirk.

People gather at Yakima's Kissel Park in a prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk and his family.

Yakima GOP Honors Charlie Kirk with Prayer Vigil

News Sep 16, 2025

On Sunday evening, the Yakima County Republicans hosted a prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk and his family at Kissel Park. There was a worship team with various pastors speaking, a memorial area, and even baptisms were being held. Our estimates put a couple thousand people present – enough to make the Yakima Police Department stop in and stick around, though the night remained peaceful.

What Did Yakima's Charlie Kirk Vigil Look Like?

Vigils like this one are being held around the world. Some have been peaceful and haven't. Here's what Yakima's looked like:

A collection of photos from Yakima's vigil held for Charlie Kirk and his family.

What's Wild about the Charlie Kirk Vigil?

One Crackima delayed publishing this article for two days, waiting to see whether the Yakima Herald-Republic would actually cover this event.

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The Yakima Herald-Republic conveniently chose to not cover the vigil, despite its relevance and gravity to the people of Yakima County.

The Herald is more than happy to cover local anti-Trump protests, but they would rather feature scads of articles from anywhere else about Charlie Kirk than acknowledge the local Christians of Yakima.

We reported previously on the Herald's article that Charlie Kirk had been killed. In it, the Herald pulled quotes from leadership across Yakima. One of which was Soneya Lund in capacity as the Chair of the Yakima County Democrats conveying her sympathies to the Kirk family.

Facebook post from Soneya Lund expressing sympathies for the Kirk family.
Screenshot of Soneya Lund's Facebook "sympathies" to the Kirk family, which was quoted by the Yakima Herald-Republic.

We have since found that the Yakima County Democrats also posted (and deleted) a very different sentiment about Charlie Kirk.

A Facebook post showing that the Yakima County Democrat party's sympathies were false.
A Facebook post from the Yakima County Democrats (later deleted) that was found by Anthony Mixer, a former board member of the state's Mainstream Republican party. It was reposted several times in the comments of Soneya Lund's post as well.

Our Favorite Part of Yakima's Charlie Kirk Vigil

Aside from seeing candles and light shining through the darkness, One Crackima's favorite part of the vigil was seeing so many people wearing stickers that said, "I am Charlie Kirk."

Sticker saying "I am Charlie Kirk"
An "I am Charlie Kirk" sticker, worn by many attendees of the Yakima vigil.

We would posit that Charlie Kirk's assassination wasn't political – it was a matter of good versus evil, as all great wars truly are.

James O'Keefe, who recently visited Yakima for a Republican fundraiser, said this in his tribute to Charlie Kirk:

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"When asked by a podcaster on how he wanted to be remembered, Charlie said 'courage for his faith.' Charlie did not point left or right but up, where he is now...Charlie taught me to expose evil and hold it to account for no other purpose than because the truth is important, and it is the right thing to do."

Charlie Kirk was a truth teller for Christ, just like we're all supposed to be. And now, it's up to us to continue telling the truth.

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