James (Jim) Brunk, married to Wylene Ritchie Brunk, was ordained at FBC Stilwell. He served as Associate Pastor for 12 years in Stilwell, OK; Flagstaff, AZ; Muskogee, OK; and Dewey, OK. Jim served as Pastor at FBC Barnsdall for 13 years before serving as Director of Missions, Grady Association for 3 years. He and Wylene were commissioned and served as a NAMB Missionaries for 15 years AND TODAY, WE ARE HONORED AND BLESSED TO PASTOR COOKSON BAPTIST CHURCH SINCE APRIL 1, 2018.

Ron Forrest, married to Mary Ann Forrest June 27th, 1981, and was ordained at Victory Baptist Church. Ron served as Youth & Music Pastor for 5 years in Pershing, OK; and served as Senior Pastor at Nelagoney, OK; Okay, OK, Dewey, OK, Tishomingo, Brush Hill, OK, and Chelsea, OK. as well as Commissioned as a Mission Service Corp Volunteer with NAMB.  Ron and Mary Ann have 3 children, 8 grandchildren and blessed to serve at Cookson Baptist Church! 

Rebecca Allen married Curt Allen July 28th 2001. They have two children, a son born in 2006 and a daughter born in 2010. They moved to Cookson in 2010 and began attending Cookson Baptist. Rebecca has been the Youth and Children's director since 2011. She has obtained a diploma in Church Ministry with an emphasis in youth and children from Robert Haskins School of Christian Ministry. Rebecca has always been drawn to and enjoyed working with children. She has been working Vacation Bible Schools since she was 18 and began teaching Children's church when she was 22. She felt a call on her life in 2011 to work for God and an opportunity opened up at Cookson Baptist where she was asked if she would like to be their new Youth and Children's Director. God truly does work in the lives of His children, we need only to listen and obey.

For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building.

                                                                                                                        1 Corinthians 3:9

"My worth to God in public is what I am in private."  No truer words can be said about our Christian walk.

I have been a member at Cookson since 2013 during which time this sweet church family has held my hand through the loss of loved ones and through the joy of marrying again.   And, although I have moved my membership to First Baptist Church of Stilwell where my husband is the Music Minister, the CBC fellowship still treats me as one of their own.  What a fellowship!  What a Joy Divine!

My life's scripture is I Samuel 16:1 which, as I like to say in "Jana speak" says, "Fill your horn, Go to Bethlehem, I will provide ."  God always fulfills His promises to guide us and guard us.  What He calls us to do, He also equips us to do.  

I am honored to serve as a fellow worker at Cookson.  JL