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Garden Chapel's brick front and tall A-frame roof behind a green lawn and palm trees on Centennial Way

Garden ChapelFuneral Home in Downtown Mesa, AZ

The original Bunker chapel, in the heart of downtown Mesa.

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  • Room for 150+ guests
  • Full catering kitchen
  • Our own crematory is here
  • Phone answered 24/7

Garden Chapel is the original Bunker chapel, in the heart of downtown Mesa. It is where our family has welcomed Mesa families for generations, and it is the largest of our two Mesa chapels, with room for 150 or more guests.

The building has received the Mesa Mayor's Award for Architecture and Design.

Brick entrance sign reading 33 North Centennial Way beside the covered walkway into Garden Chapel
33 North Centennial Way, Mesa

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Address
33 North Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201
Phone
(480) 964-8686, answered 24 hours a day
Email
garden@bunkerfuneral.com
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with appointments preferred. Weekend appointments are available as needed.We will do our best to help anyone who walks through our doors, and we are available by phone 24/7.
Parking and access
Plenty of on-site parking. The chapel is wheelchair accessible.
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The spaces

Garden Chapel has several rooms that can be used together or separately.

  • The chapel: rows of upholstered chairs facing the front beneath round pendant lights, with tall windows along one wall
    The chapel
  • The lobby: leather sofa and armchairs, a potted tree and a wall-mounted TV beside a brick wall
    The lobby
  • The catering kitchen: dark cabinets, a stainless refrigerator, double wall ovens and a wooden prep cart
    The catering kitchen
  • The reception room: round tables with dark linens and chairs, with lounge seating at the far end
    The reception room
  • View from the lectern across the chapel seating, with a piano and lounge chairs in the side room
    The chapel, from the lectern
The chapel
Seating for services, with chairs and tables available for different arrangements.
The lobby
A comfortable space for greeting, displays, and sign in. A mounted TV is also present for displaying memorial videos or slideshows.
The reception room
A gathering space for visitations, receptions and celebrations of life.
The catering kitchen
A full kitchen that supports a meal for your guests.
Outdoor area
A small open area outside the building.

Take the virtual tour

Google Street View virtual tour by OUTography and Powerfusion.

Services held here

Families use Garden Chapel for funeral services, memorial services, visitations, receptions and celebrations of life, before or after burial or cremation.

We will work with your family to accommodate the customs and traditions that are important to you. See the Garden Chapel General Price List for current prices, or our cremation pricing page.

Reception room set with round tables and grey chairs under pendant lights
The reception room at Garden Chapel
Clean, brightly lit crematory room with a stainless steel cremation unit and white cabinetry
Our crematory at Garden Chapel

Our crematory is at Garden Chapel

Bunker owns and operates its own crematory, and it is located here at Garden Chapel. Your loved one is never sent to a third party.

Families are welcome to learn more about it, and we offer crematory tours. If you would like to be present for the cremation, see our Hindu and witness cremation services page.

See our crematory Witness cremation

Hosting a gathering

Garden Chapel has a full catering kitchen, and families may use our catering or bring in an outside caterer.

With room for 150 or more guests, it is a good fit for larger services and receptions. You do not need to use Bunker's funeral services to hold an event here. Ask us about chapel and reception use, and see the price list for current charges.

Ask about availability Receptions and gatherings

Four generations of the Bunker family

  1. 1913Founded as Gibbons Mortuary, the funeral home that became Bunker Family Funerals & Cremation.
  2. 1964The Bunker family becomes the owner.
  3. Four generationsof Bunkers have cared for Mesa families since.

The funeral home that became Bunker Family Funerals & Cremation was founded in 1913 as Gibbons Mortuary, and the Bunker family has owned it since 1964. Four generations of Bunkers have cared for Mesa families since. You can read the full story on our history page.

What Families Say About Garden Chapel

Read reviews from families we have had the privilege to serve at Garden Chapel.

Jim & Patti Jones
September 2026

Bunker Family Funerals and Cremations has taken care of two of our family members and in both situations they have shown upmost compassion during such a difficult time . Lesa and Steve both have such...

amanda anderson
January 2026

Me and my Aunt were searching for help for my dad’s services and we came across Bunker. When we arrived we were greeted like we were family. They helped us plan and arrange my dad’s funeral in no time...

K Talbert
January 2026

Bunker Family took care of us during an extremely difficult period. I am so glad that I went with a locally owned business. They are very caring.

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Questions about Garden Chapel

Garden Chapel has room for 150 or more guests across the chapel and our other gathering rooms, and chairs and tables are available. Ask us about the best arrangement for your group.

Yes. Garden Chapel has a full catering kitchen. You may use our catering or an outside caterer.

Yes. Chapel and reception space can be used without Bunker's funeral services. Call us for availability and pricing.

Appointments are preferred Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and weekend appointments are available as needed. We will do our best to help anyone who walks in, and you can call at any hour.

Yes.

At Garden Chapel. You are welcome to ask about a tour.

Garden Chapel is in downtown Mesa. University Chapel is in east Mesa. Either can arrange any of our services.

Call us any hour of the day or night

Call (480) 964-8686 any hour of the day or night, contact us online, or start planning ahead.

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Garden Chapel

33 North Centennial Way
Mesa, AZ 85201

(480) 964-8686
garden@bunkerfuneral.com

University ChapelEast Mesa, for smaller gatherings