Minister - John Cooper

John has served as minister since October of 1993. He firmly believes that a congregation is healthiest and happiest when each member knows they are loved by God and are important to the body of Christ. He would like each member to find their gifts and talents and fully develop them in the Lord's service.

John places a high value on his family and is humbly proud of his three children. They all live and work in the Grand Junction area. Likewise he is blessed with a wonderful wife, Holly, who works as a caseworker for the Department of Human Services.

John has a special interest in sharing concrete, solid reasons for the faith and refers to evidences for faith from archaeology, astronomy and history. He also likes to make the faith relevant to the needs of people. He often includes practical and Biblical suggestions for better families, marriages and friendships in his preaching and teaching. He tries to address the problems facing many in our world today: depression, drugs, marital problems, raising kids, anger, materialism, hopelessness, etc., and show that Jesus is ultimately the answer to all of our problems.

John is very interested in spreading the good news locally and internationally. He makes an annual trip to Yekaterinburg, Russia to help a church there he was involved with starting in 1993. He does a regular one minute radio talk locally and visits the jail weekly. He is involved in Bible studies with visitors to the church and tries to keep in touch with both the youth and the older segment of the congregation.

John enjoys the beautiful Colorado scenery and weather. He likes to snowboard in the winter and fish and hike in the summer. "I have been very blessed to live and work in this part of God's creation," John says. "It is my hope and prayer that God will continue to bless our attempts to serve Him here and lead others to Jesus."