CHURCH PRESENTS

June 1999 Table of Contents

CHURCH PRESENTS PASTOR WITH NEW CAR

On Sunday 24th April, more than 300 members and followers of the Church of God Cathedral Coopers Town presented Bishop Archilus W Cooper, Pastor of the church, with a new $40,000 Ford Crown Victoria sedan. The gift was a present to the Bishop in celebration of his 15th pastoral anniversary and was the first time in the island's history that a congregation has exhibited their appreciation and love for a servant of God in this manner.

Bishop Cooper, who is also the District Overseer for the Churches of God on Abaco, the first Abaconian to occupy this office, was made a pastor on 19th February 1984, replacing the former Bishop Calvin S Saunders, who served as a pastor for over 30 years.

Under Bishop Cooper's pastoralship the Church of God Cathedral's membership had grown from 76 in 1984 to 184 in 1999, an increase of 137%. It is now a fully air-conditioned cathedral with added seating balconies, mission quarters, added restroom facilities, acquired land titles for expansion purposes, a pre-school and a newly launched radio outreach programme.

Bishop Cooper, who also served as District Youth Director for the Churches of God Abaco District from 1966 to 1984, some 18 years, is the founder of the now annual District Youth Convention for the Churches of God in Abaco.

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