Charles R. Brewer (1) (1890–1971)

Brewer attended David Lipscomb College, George Peabody College, Hardin-Simmons College, University of Texas, Vanderbilt, University and the University of Chicago.

He taught at David-Lipscomb College, Nashville, Tennessee, and at Abilene Christian College, Abilene, Texas. Courses he taught were Bible, English Literature, Greek, French and Latin.

Brewer's first located work, as a minister, was in Lexington, Tennessee. Following this, he served churches at the Poplar Street Church in Florence, Alabama; Grant Street Church in Decatur, Alabama; Sherman, Texas; Granny White Church in Nashville, Tennessee; Sansom Avenue Church in Alabama City, Alabama; Central Church of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee; Central Church of Christ, St. Louis, Missouri; Ethridge, Tennessee; Springhill, Tennessee; and Brentwood Hills in Nashville, Tennessee. He was an associate minister of the Madison Church in Nashville at the time of his death at the age of 80 years. States in which he held meetings were Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and England, Germany, Italy, France and Canada.

He baptized more than 1,000 people.

Brewer taught at Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas, and David Lipscomb College, in Nashville, Tennessee. He also served as president of Nashville School of Preaching. This school was for men who had a burning desire to preach but couldn't afford the tuition and the cost of regular colleges and universities.