Dear church,I am thrilled to re-introduce the Prayer Room, which will be held in our sanctuary before our gatherings, starting at 9:25am. A bit of backstory and why this is a high value right now:You may remember that a month or two before COVID, Pastor Allen began a time of prayer and worship before our gatherings. It was an opportunity for us to center our hearts for worship and to lift up the u...  Read More

Hey church,We are very excited to announce that The Gray Havens will be returning to perform at Anthem on October 11! Utilizing their unique blend of melody and poetic composition, this band graced us once before with their presence back in 2018, and will be joining us again in the fall for another night of story and song.Tickets are now live; we'd love for you to join us and to invite anyone who ...  Read More

Hey Anthem,Amazingly, it is almost summertime. As the weather begins to change, we have a few community changes coming up as well. Our summer plans will be revealed in full on Sunday, May 15, but here’s a few things to note as we look to transition into the next season of ministry. As we stated back in the fall, our Gospel Communities will be end at the end of May, and our summer community will la...  Read More

We have a wrestling that we can't easily reconcile. We have an angst that we can't quite settle. We have an inconsistency that haunts us all, but we can't imagine how to walk more true and earnest that we currently do. On one hand, life is hard, painful, and robustly challenging. Whether you follow the Way of Jesus or not, struggle in this world is a certainty, an inevitable law from which we can'...  Read More

Hey Anthem!What a beautiful day we had together. I want to take a moment to personally thank you all for today. We are all there on Easter Sunday to worship the risen Jesus, but so many people are required to make that happen. It's always a lot of work, it's always a lot of preparation, it's always a lot of effort, but what makes Easter so special and enjoyable each year is the fact that we are al...  Read More

Hey Anthem,We are excited to participate in the county-wide Good Friday gathering this evening. Since this is an ecumenical gathering (ecumenical: representing a number of Christian churches), it will look different from our normal gatherings on Sundays. All of the churches participating are quite different, but find common ground in the core, essential beliefs of the Christian faith. Think of ton...  Read More