- Originally from Billings.
- Family has been members of Emmanuel since 1981.
- Has a Bachelor’s Degree in Science / Secondary Education from MSU-B.
- Holds a Master’s Degree in Biblical Counseling from Trinity Theological Seminary in Newburgh, IN.
- Met his wife, Kim, at Emmanuel and they were married in 2005.
- Join our staff in 2016 as Young Adults Pastor; became our Counseling Pastor and launched InStep Counseling Ministry in 2019.
- Moved back to Billings in 2016 after living in Iowa for 10 years.
- Adopted 4 children in 2015; Evan, Teagan, Alyssa and Brennan.
- Has done mission work in Washington DC, Tacoma, WA and Ecuador.
- Likes music and anything outdoors.
- Likes sports, especially soccer (futbol for the purist).
- Former schoolteacher.

Counseling Pastor
406-652-3161
rcooper@myemmanuel.net
Pastor