A BOUT D R . R. E. C OOPER , J R .
From birth, pro humanities, has been the focus of his social, academic, spiritual and national strides. Measured by any standard, Reuben Edward Cooper, Junior is one of the Bahamas’ impactful influencers in social and educational development, giving service for over Forty (40) years in an area where the residents are grossly impoverished and neglected and have been nationally marginalized, receiving only the crumbs from the annual national budgets. A “cradle Baptist” and national globetrotter, Dr. R. E. Cooper, Jr. is the third son and seventh child of Reverend Dr. R. E. Cooper Senior and Florence L. Edgecombe-Cooper, antecedents of the Baptist denomination, both deceased. After serving as Interim Pastor since October 6, 1980, in 1983, he F rom birth, pro humanitate, has been the focus of his social, ac- ademic, spiritual and national strides. Measured by any standard, Reuben Edward Cooper, Junior is one of the Bahamas’ impactful influencers in social and educational development, giving service for over Forty (40) years in an area where the residents are grossly impoverished and neglected and have been nationally maginalised, receiving only the crumbs from the annual national budgets. A “cradle Baptist” and national globetrotter, Dr. R. E. Cooper, Jr. is the third son and seventh child of Reverend Dr. R. E. Cooper Se- nior and Florence L. Edgecombe-Cooper, antecedents of the Bap- tist denomination, both deceased.
became the second pastor of the historic Mission Baptist Church, Hay Street, New Providence, The Bahamas, whose ministry stands as a citadel in the Over-The-Hill area. Under his leadership, Mission has moved into a new phase of service, growth and life, and has continued a long tradition of service to God and country in new ways by building on the past, shaping a better present, and projecting a greater future. As a result of his exemplary standards, ecumenical outreach and dedicated Christian service, the Mission Baptist Church is nationally and internationally acclaimed for her standard of excellence in worship, work, and witness. Dr. Cooper’s unwavering commitment to empower, holistically, the individual’s God-given potential has caused him to establish The Atlantic Educational System, which encompasses Westminster College, Blake Road & R. E. Cooper Boulevard, Atlantic Interactive School Of Learning, Atlantic College and Atlantic Theological Seminary on Hay Street, New Providence and Freeport, Grand Bahama. Additionally, long-distance learning centers have been established to incorporate students from selected countries around the world. His testament of faithfulness is The Mission Baptist Consortium of Churches which gives spiritual nurturing to a network of Christian Churches within and beyond The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Continuing his global ecumenical ministry, Dr. Cooper realizes that he has new and urgent responsibilities to revitalize modern man in this decadent era in which we live. He is a former President of the International Region of The Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), Incorporated, U.S.A. As a consummate leader, he is constantly seeking to discover new ways to involve youth, people of older years with the Gospel of Christ. Daily he is increasingly engaged in the social, spiritual and economic life of people offering them unwavering hope, help and a hand-up. After serving as Interim Pastor since October 6, 1980, in 1983, he became the second pastor of the his- toric Mission Baptist Church, Hay Street, New Providence, The Bahamas, which ministry stands as a citadel in the Over-The-Hill area. Under his leadership, Mission has moved into a new phase of service, growth and life, and has continued a long tradition of service to God and country in new ways by build- ing on the past, shaping a better present, and projecting a greater future. As a result of his exemplary standards, ecumenical outreach and dedicated Christian service, the Mis- sion Baptist Church is nationally and internationally acclaimed for her standard of excellence in wor- ship, work, and witness. Dr. Cooper’s unwavering commitment to empower, holistically, the individual’s God-given potentials has caused him to establish The Atlantic Educational System, which encompasses Westminster College, Blake Road & R. E. Cooper Boulevard, Atlantic Interactive School Of Learning, Atlantic College and At- lantic Theological Seminary on Hay Street, New Providence and Freeport, Grand Bahama. Additionally, long distance learning centres have been established to incorporate students from selected countries around the world. His testament of faithfulness is The Mission Baptist Consortium of Churches which gives spiritual nur- turing to a network of Christian Churches within and beyond The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Continuing his global ecumenical ministry, Dr. Cooper realizes that he has new and urgent responsi- bilities to revitalize modern man in this decadent era in which we live. He is a former President of the International Region of The Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), Incorporated, U.S.A.
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