Verse by verse: New church opens in Anthem
Staff reports

ANTHEM – The journey of Mary and Joseph led them to a stable in Bethlehem. The life journey of Mark and Olga Brewer has taken them to an Anthem schoolroom. The couple’s undertaking just may be the answer to some people’s prayers.

The Brewers are founders of Cornerstone Community Church of Anthem, a new, nondenominational congregation in their community. Their first service was held on Sunday.

“We teach the Bible verse by verse,” Mark Brewer said in an interview with The Desert Advocate late last week.

Brewer, 47, is pastor of the new church. With approximately 50 parishioners to start, the first official Sunday service was held at the new Canyon Springs School, 42901 N. 45th Ave.

He and Olga recently moved here from northern California, where he worked as a technical support manager in Silicon Valley’s high‑tech industry. The couple came to Anthem to establish a church and to be closer to family members.

Brewer said he had always been active in church leadership, even before becoming a full‑time pastor. He describes his church’s format as “contemporary worship in a casual atmosphere.”

Though the parish hopes to occupy their own building within a few years, for now Brewer’s goal is to see to it attendees are “well‑fed with the Word of God.”

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