Rev. Dr. Stephen T. Cook is the district superintendent in the Mississippi Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church for the West Jackson District, which includes eight counties: Claiborne, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo, and portions of Hinds, Madison, and Humphreys.
As a district superintendent, Dr. Cook has implemented a district strategy that empowers both clergy and laity with leadership tools for effective and vital ministry. This strategy focuses on church revitalization, leadership development, and new church planting. Dr. Cook previously served as the Pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. Prior to Central, he served nine years as pastor of Revels Memorial United Methodist Church in Greenville, Mississippi.
The Mississippi Annual Conference honored Dr. Cook by electing him to the 2020 General and Jurisdictional Conferences as a reserve delegate. He began serving as Dean of the Cabinet effective July 1, 2019. He has been an elder in the United Methodist Church for over 17 years. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated.
Dr. Cook is a native of Carrollton, Mississippi and graduated from Mississippi State University, Starkville, with a Bachelor of Arts degree and Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, Tennessee, with a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree.
He has shared 20 years of marriage with his beautiful wife, Erma. They have the joy of being parents to two daughters: Sylvia and Endia. Their daughter, Sylvia, is married to Joshua Nichols. They reside in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Cook’s hobbies are reading, jogging, and playing basketball.
His favorite scripture reference is Proverbs 3: 5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
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