{"id":11507,"date":"2025-12-09T13:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/?p=11507"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:19:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:19:22","slug":"in-memoriam-phil-upchurch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/in-memoriam-phil-upchurch\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Phil Upchurch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Funeral Services for Phil Upchurch:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursday, December 11, 2025, 11 a.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Faith Dome at Crenshaw Christian Center<br \/>\n7901 S. Vermont Avenue<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA 90044<br \/>\nPhone: (323) 758\u20113777<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crenshawchristiancenter.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.crenshawchristiancenter.net\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1765401025339000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0b2NzBrPzgRabdRufjY0X5\">crenshawchristiancenter.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/philupchurch.com\/bio.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">philupchurch.com\/bio.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funeral Services for Phil Upchurch: Thursday, December 11, 2025, 11 a.m. Faith Dome at Crenshaw Christian Center 7901 S. 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