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Bill was born in Ecorse, Michigan and received all h is public
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Ecorse.
He and his family attended the Salvation Army in
He graduated from the Salvation ArmY.. Training College in
Chicago and served as an officer for one year before going to College
in New York.
Bill graduated from Nyack college, Nyack , N. Y. with the B. Th.
degree.
Following graduation, Bill was an instructor in Bible, at
Nyack for several years.
University.
He also holds a B.A. degree from Wayne State
He received the S.T.B. degree from Biblical Seminary in
New York City in 1961 .
He is currently involved in a Doctor of Ministr y
Program at Asbury Theological Seminary.
Bill's wife, Ruth, was born in China of German missionary parents.
Bill and Ruth met at Nyack College.
They have two children, Ruth
Deborah, a senior at Wayne State University)and Ki el , a
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Bill was a member of the Detroit Conference Board of the Ministry
for 8 years.
He was also President of the Bay Shore United Methodist
Camp at Sebewaing.
He served charges in Ypsilanti; St. Matthews , 1961-65; Manchester,
1965-70 and Elkton,l970-74 when he became Sr. Minister of First United
Methodist Church, Port Huron.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY: O n May 24, 1929, I was
born in Ecorse, Michigan. There was no
Methodist church in Ecorse, so I wash rushed
off to the "Round church" (First Methodist) in
Wyandotte to be baptized. All through my early li fe, I attended the Salvation Army in Ecorse.
Upon grad uation from High School, I entered
the Salvation Army Training College, a one year
course, from which I graduated and was assigned as assistant pastor on the South Side of
Chicago. After serving for one year, I felt the
need for more education and resigned my position and attended Nyack College in Nyack, N.Y.
Thi s was a five year undergraduate curriculum
leading to a B.Th. degree. Upon graduation, I
became a member of the faculty where I served
for four years. During that tim e I took half of my seminary studies at Biblical Seminary
in N.Y.C. I resigned from Nyack to return to Michigan to teach for a year in order
to get some needed funds to complete m y seminary course. During the year in Michigan
I completed a B.A. degree in Education from Wayne State University. I then returned
to New York and completed my seminary work leading to an M .Div. degree from
Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky.
Ruth and I met at Nyack College where we were both students. We were married
on june 5, 1953, in Hackettstown, New Jersey. Ruth, a porcelain artist, received a
B.R.E. degree from Nyack and a B.S. degree from Wayne State University. We have
two chi ldren. Our daughter, Ruth, is a dentist and is married to Rev. Jack Mannschreck
of Grosse Pointe. Kiel will graduate, this week, from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
in Deerfield, Illinois. We will be moving to Loveland, Colorado to spend our retirement years .
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TESTIMONIAl: The ministry of 0. William (Bi ll) Cooper has been distinguished
by his evangelical interests and spiri t. Acknowledging the pluralistic style of o ur conferen ce, he always spoke in love to those who might differ from him. Nonetheless,
hi s w itness on behalf of the evangel ical movement has been un-wavering. Thi s has
been reflected in hi s style of mini stry as he has served effectively six churches of our
Annual Conference. Always true to the evangelistic spi rit, he and his lovely wife Ruth,
were honored by the Annual Confeence when they were narried as recipients of the
Harry Denman Awa rd in 1987.
Another mark of his ministry has been his emphasis on biblical exposition. He has
been a diligent student of the Holy Scriptu res using them as the foundation of his
preching. The congrgations he has served have had their spiritual lives greatly enhanced
through his insistence on the singular place of the Bible in the Christian's life.
Wh ile he has been a student (recently receiving his Doctor of Ministry Degree), he
has shared his intellectual interests with others. For the past several su mmers he has
taught at the Jurisdictional School for l~cal pastors at the Ga~rett Evan.gelical Theological
Seminary. H is students have found h1m to be a provocative and mterestmg teacher
inspiring them to effective ministry.
A significant part of Bill's ministry is rel~t.ed I? the Emmaus Walk experience. His leadership in this movement has had a deCISive 1mpact on those who have participated in
it. it has given the participants a greater awareness of the Holy Spirit's presence in
life. Perhaps no other project has produced the results in the spiritual life of our Annual Conference.
Bill's future plans are not set but we can be sure that whatever God leads him to do,
it will be done with the same steadfastness in Christ as has his past history so beautifully
portrayed. We extend to both Ruth and Bill God's richest blessings for a continued
fruitful life.
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ADRIAN (MCA)- The Rev.
0 . William Cooper, Jr., of the
Detroit Conference, and his
wife Ruth , retired to Loveland,
Colo. , in 1989. He has formed
a non-profit teaching ministry
called Logos Ministries. He is
at his desk ten to 12 hours a
day writing teaching material,
including a study book on the
Gospel of Mark. He has also
written a volume on the first
half of the Book of Genesis.
A third volume, Did You
Know This ?, considers 55
words and phrases out of
scripture that people tend to
overlook. In the story of
Joseph, the coat was a way of
identifying him , the youngest
son , as heir. There are four
symbolic means of forgiveness used in this story.
In summertim e, from midJuly to mid-August , Bill
teaches in the Course of Study
Program for local pastors at
Garrett. He has been doing
this for ten years.
Bill will be teaching in
Donetsk, Ukraine, in September and part of October. The
Denver Seminary is starting a
seminary for the Russian Baptist Church . ''I'll teach a
semester in a month," Bill
says. "I'll also hold seminars
for untrained pastors." He will
teach inductive Bible study,
using the Book of Mark.
" Ruth and I started the Emmaus Walk in Colorado, " he
says. Ruth helped to start the
Emmaus walk in Germany and
taught porcelain art.
Kairos Ministry is the Walk
to Emmaus in prison . Bill does
five of these weekends a year.
When he gets back from the
Ukraine this fall, Bill will lead
a retreat focusing on the topic
of forgiveness.
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Above are parishioners at Ames UMC, Saginaw, who participated in the church's successful Miracle Sunday, raising over $19,000 for missions.-photo by Jennifer Maltman
Expecting a miracle for missions 1/ta;81
By 0. William Cooper
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DR. and MRS. 0. WILLIAM COOPER
were=ih'e"'tionored g!Thsts at a retirement
recognition June 10 at Ames UMC. A
planned potluck was attended by over 200
friends and family, followed by a program
with Wall ace Mitc hell, staff-parish
chairperson presiding. Other speakers
were lla Johnson, president of the UMW,
Kenneth Callihan for UMM, Clyde Gardner for retirees, and Hazel Moore for
prayer group. Interspersed between
speakers were the sanctuary, junior,
chancel and cherub choirs and a trio consisting of associate pastor, the Rev .
Steven Miller, Roberta Helpap and Laura!
Montague-Taipole. A love gift from the
congregation was presented by Joyce
Maltman, of staff-parish. Bill and Ruth will
be residing at 4976 N. _F9i~k_9n Ave.,
Loveland, CO 80538. 9/ -'1/ R 9
The worshippers at Ames United
Methodist Church, Saginaw, participated
in a special event on May 3 called Miracle
Sunday. They set this day aside to bring
a special offering to be used entirely to
support several mission projects. On that
occasion , a total of $19,549 was paid. This
amount was a gift over and above their
regular pledges.
It is the custom at Ames to work out the
church budget and then add 22% for missions over and above apportionments .
Last November this process was followed as it has been for many, many years.
When the pledges were co unted,
however, the proposed budget was about
$28,000 over the amount. Parishioners
were really disheartened by this. Saginaw
is a city hard hit by plant closing and
unemployment. This has a definite effect
upon giving.
At a finance meeting March 12 the committee was talking about this situation. The
group was about ready to say that we
needed to reviews the budget and to
recommend that for the first time we
remove our annual 22% for missions. Someone at the table said, it is the responsiblity of the finance committee to propose
the budget and not to reduce it. If the administrative board wanted us to cut it, they
would tell us. We then started talking
about what we could do.
A Miracle Sunday idea
Someone came up with the idea that we
have a Miracle Sunday and ask our people to bring an offering which is over and
above our pledges. It means some real
sacrifice, but we can do it. A little at a time
the attitude around the table began to
change. Disappointment gradually gave
way to enthusiasm and excitem ent. The
whole program was planned in a few
minutes and we left the room in euphoria.
I have never felt that kind of excitement
at a finance meeting before. We took the
idea to the administrative board and It was
approved by a near unanimous vote.
The idea was presented to· the congregation and the people starteGI to do
some careful thinking about how they
could take part. There are many people
in this congregation who are on fixed income and they are already tithing. How
does one on fixed or limited income
so that she would have something to give.
She too witnessed to the congregation
that she had received more work than it
seemed she could accomplish on time for
the Miracle Sunday. Another woman
made candy to sell while still another
made jelly in order to make a sizable gift.
Hourly workers turned in th eir entire
week's check for this project to raise
money for missions. One of the beautiful
things about this whole event was that our
regular offering that Sunday was one of
the largest that we have ever had.
Reaching missions goals
The amount that we received was not
the entire $28,000 that we need, but given
our regular offerings for the balance of th e
year it appears that we will be able to pay
all bills, co ntinue to pay our full apportionments and still have enough to pay the
entire $28,000 for these missions projects.
The scriptures make it clear that if we
are faithfu l God will meet our every need.
We are holding on to that promise. We
strongly believe that God will enable us to
pay all bills and apportionments in full and
still finish this project that we set out to accomplish. As the banner on the chancel
wall instructed during the entire period EXPECT A MIRACLE. We did, and we
were not disappointed.
"We Did It!" is a new MCA column that
will feature models for ministry and mission in the local church. If you have taken
a creative approach to a program, a need,
or an issue, write it up and submit it. Let's
share what "worked-for-us. "
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be residing at 4976 N. _Fr;.a~k_,n Ave.,
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A Miracle Sunday idea
a creative approach to a program, a need,
Someone came up with the idea that we or an issue, write it up and submit it. let's
share what " worked-for-us."
have a Miracle Sunday and ask our people to bring an offering which is over and
above our pledges. It means some real
sacrifice, but we can do it. A little at a time
the attitude around the table began to
change. Disappointment gradually gave
way. to enthusiasm· and excitement. The
whole program was planned in a few
minutes and we left the room in euphoria.
I have never felt that kind of excitement
at a finance meeting before. We took the
idea to the administrative board and it was
approved by a near unanimous vote.
The idea was presented to the congregation and the people started to do,
some careful thinking about how they
could take part. There are many people
in this congregation who are on fixed income and they are already tithing. How
does one on fixed or limited income
sacrifice beyond their tithe?
Some exciting contributions
We began to hear some exciting stories.
One man had a part-time job over and
above his regular employment. He promised God that during these eight weeks he
would give everything that came in from
this part-time job (over costs) to Miracle
Sunday. He told us during a testimony
time one Sunday morning that he had had
more work than he knew how to finish on
time.
A woman who had a limited income
made a quilt to sell and gave the proceeds
to Miracle Sunday. Another woman who
had no means to reach into reserves for
a gift, asked God to give her extra work
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Retired clergy look to new beginnings
JANET
A. LEE
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ADRIAN (MCA)- Retirement. Is it "an
illusion of grandeur meant to lure everyone
under false pretenses." Is it a word to entice people to do nothing? In looking at the
group of new retirees from the Detroit Annual Conference, it is doubtful that they will
end up doing " nothing." It is more likely
that they will be doing that which they want
to do, when they want to do it, and enjoying it immensely.
And they will be continuing to contribute
something to the communities in which
they have chosen to reside. These
dedicated servants of God, may well contribute more now that they have the " time"
to do as they wish , for they know that life
is from birth to eternity, not just until
retirement.
It is good that God created humankind
with memories that allow us to keep the
past for the present. And as the past was
remembered it was obvious that this group
of retirees is a " people-loving group."
The Rev. Pat Zimmerman served as the
Master of Ceremonies for honoring the
retirees at Dawson Auditorium the afternoon of June 8. He presented statements
from the retirees saying how each wished
to be remembered. Each retiree and partner were then given time to share stories
-humorous, inspirational, challengingwith the Conference. After they spoke,
each was greeted by the bishop and
presented with a boutonniere or corsage.
The following persons were among
those honored on Thursday afternoon.
Each name is accompanied by a state~ent from the testimonial that appeared
1n the Ministerial Retirees booklet, or their
own personal statement on how they wish
to be remembered.
Robert W. Boley: " I would like to be
remembered as one highly committed to
the church and the Christian faith, to my
family, and to the pastoral ministry; that I
had some successes along the way, and
gave my total energy to the local churches,
which I was l:lighly privileged to sec.ve."
Guenther C. Branstner: "His outstandIng :.<• ~••ym islns·~preacm~miny." His
overwhelming talent with words and enor~ous ability to place concepts and ideas
1n your mind (and heart) make this pastor
an outstanding clergyman." (Robert M.
Guard)
John W. Bray: " I would like to be
remembered as a son who followed in his
father's footsteps and retired with the
same conclusion: 'If I had a thousand lives
to live, I would want to live them all in the
~inistry.' It has been a joyous and fulfillIng experience to do what I believed God
had called me to do."
. Kenneth R. Callis: "Ken was an inspiration to me when he was appointed my
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The Rev. Frank Cozadd and
his wife, Fay, were among
clergy partners retiring from
active service this year. They
were honored in ceremonies
at Dawson Auditorium Thursday afternoon and at a
special dinner hosted by
Bishop Craig.
Counseling Elder, and remains so even
now as he enters retirement. His gifts of
ministry have been wisely used and all
who have been given the opportunity to
share his life have profited greatly. With
firm dedication, a true sense of mission,
and untiring zeal, he has served faithfully.'' (Dean Klump)
Bill Cooper: "A significant part of Bill's
m1mstry 1s related to the Emmaus Walk experience. His leadership in this movement
has had a decisive impact on those who
have participated in it. It has given the participants a greater awareness of the Holy
Spirit's presence in life. Perhaps no other
project has produced the results in the
spiritual life of our Annual Conference."
(Frank B. Cowick)
Frank A. Cozadd: " In the words of St.
Paul, 'God is not the author of confusion
.. . Let all things be done decently and
in order.' (I Cor. 14:33 & 40.) We are looking forward to the future with great anti~ipation-and
expectancy of 'those things
that are good and that deserve praise;
things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely and honorable.' This is not the end, it
is a new beginning. The secret to ministry
is to make your doing and having serve
your becoming."
Ira L. Fett: "I trust that sincerity and love
h~v~ been the motivating factors of my
mm1stry, and that Jesus Christ has been
given the glory. My colleagues are my
brothers and sisters in Christ. It's a great
family to belong to."
Elizabeth O.K. Isaacs: "As I think of the
simple strength of childlike faith and the
commitment to put one's hand to the plow
and never look back, but to follow Christ
completely, I think of my mother. She has
not only been a unique model for ministry,
but she has especially been a 'living
reminder of Christ' throughout the whole
of her life.'' (Rev. Mary Isaacs Frost)
Jack R. Lancaster: " I would like my
ministry to be remembered as a trust in
God to work out His programs for reaching
His people. I have felt my style of ministry
was a God-designed vehicle for carrying
on His work in His church . I have always
tried to lead my churches into a positive
Christianity. I have believed that out of the
soil of each church, God would give fruits
if I was faithful."
Clare R. Patton: " Throughout his 27
years of pastoral service Clare has remained faithful to his calling and to his Lord.
Church structures were remodeled, improved, and enlarged. People were blessed in various ways. Lives were changed
and many added to the membership of the
church. It was evident that God gave Clare
the special gift of counseling with individuals in a fruitful way." (Cecelia C.
Learn-Jordan)
J. Frank Dennis: " I should like to have
my ministry remembered with two things.
I have dedicated my life to helping others
as well as myself to see the miracle in the
commonplace. And though the path may
be strange, I will not be afraid, for I know
I can count on your presence both in my
life and with me, for that is the promise." D
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Cooper, Oscar W.