Dear Cornerstone Family,
I’m still basking in the afterglow of the beautiful Easter Sunday we shared together last week. Three packed services, glorious worship, and sweet fellowship on the churchyard—truly, a morning I shall not soon forget.
I want to express my deep gratitude for the staff, elders, deacons, and volunteers who served us faithfully last weekend. With six services from Thursday to Sunday—and a potluck fellowship between Easter services—there were a countless number of details to manage and tasks to accomplish. Many of you put in long hours of sacrificial service, for which I am profoundly thankful. Be encouraged, your ministry was not in vain.
I want to especially thank our Worship Director, Mr. Greg Wilbur, and our Music and Worship Assistant, Mr. Max Shell, for their ministry. From preparation of services to leading in worship, these brothers served us excellently all weekend. We owe them a debt of love.
I would be remiss not to mention the tremendous blessing of the New College Franklin Cantus Chamber Choir on Maundy Thursday. Their diligent preparation was evident, and their musical offering was beautiful. Likewise, the Cornerstone choir was outstanding. From the sacred sadness of Good Friday to the soaring joy of Easter morning, they ably led us to the throne of grace to worship God.
These special services are a fresh reminder to me—and I trust for you—of the tremendous gifts the Lord has provided to our church body. We have much to be thankful for.
Speaking of gifts, we have the privilege of sitting under the ministry of Rev. Brittain Brewer today. A graduate of New College Franklin, Brittain served as an intern at Cornerstone in 2013. He was received by your session as a candidate for ministry in 2014 and was sent to Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC, to prepare for pastoral ministry.
After completing his work at RTS, he spent several years working on a PhD and pastoring in Oregon. Then, in late 2025, our mother church, Parish Presbyterian Church, called him back to Middle Tennessee to plant a church down the road in Columbia, TN.
I had the joy of officiating the marriage of Brittain and his wife, Bethany, eight years ago. Since then, they have been blessed with five covenant children—Hudgins, Rutherford, Scout, Hughson, and one on the way! Alongside ministry and studies, he enjoys time with his wife, wrestling his boys, fawning over his daughter, and tending to his beloved cast iron skillet.
Please give attention and to learn more about the soon-in-coming church plant in Columbia, TN.
Your servant,
