On December 4th funeral services for Dr. Myles Munroe and his wife, Ruth, will be held at Bahamas Faith Ministries International Diplomat Center, according to the ministry's website.

A "National Memorial Service of Thanksgiving & Praise" will also be held on Dec. 3, though a location for the service was not given.

Dr. Munroe, his wife and seven others were killed after the plane they were flying in hit a construction crane in a shipyard on approach to the Grand Bahama International Airport.

The official statement from Bahamas Faith International was released and it reads in part:

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Prime Minister, the Rt.Honorable Perry G.Christie, his Cabinet as well as members of the Government for their condolences, words of kindness and support to date. We are in communication with the Government and other relevant stake holders as we continue to fine tune our plans.

We intend to announce shortly a number of additional events leading up to the Home Going & Memorial Celebrations for Dr. Myles and Pastor Ruth Munroe and Dr. Richard Pinder. At that time we will also announce the service time for each event.

We are however pleased to announce that several organizations and churches from around the world have already planned and announced Services of Thanksgiving & Celebration in honor Dr. Myles and his wife Pastor Ruth Munroe. Thanksgiving Services are confirmed to be held in several countries including Africa, Canada, Europe, Papua New Guinea, Barbados, several Latin American countries and at various churches throughout United Stated of America. We are awaiting final confirmations from additional countries.

The Board of Governors with the blessing of the family is also pleased to announce that a Special Memorial Organizing and Planning Committee has been commissioned to assist the family and the board with the planning and organization of the official Home Going and Memorial,

The Memorial Organizing Committee has already established a Command Center here at Bahamas Faith Ministries where all calls, emails and request for information regarding Home Going and Memorial Services can be addressed. The direct phone contact to the Command Center is 242-461-6429.

On behalf of the Family of Dr. Myles and Pastor Ruth Munroe and Dr. Richard Pinder, we would once again like to thank the Bahamian people as well as people from around the world for their expressions of love, well wishes and support. It truly means a lot to us.