Faith, family,
and community impact.

He serves as Senior Pastor of Second Baptist Church in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he provides visionary leadership grounded in Scripture and practical discipleship. His preaching and teaching focus on forming faithful people who live with integrity, pursue spiritual maturity, and engage their community with purpose.

In addition to his pastoral leadership, Pastor Cook serves as Executive Director of The Empowered Life Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to workforce development, youth formation, digital literacy, and community revitalization. Through strategic partnerships and innovative programming, he works to create pathways of opportunity that equip individuals and families to thrive.

He now serves as Director of Home Missions for the Pennsylvania Baptist State Convention. In this role, his goal is to advance the health of churches across the Commonwealth: strengthening congregations, developing mission strategies, and helping churches bridge the digital divide that has kept too many of them behind.

Pastor Cook's life and work are driven by a simple conviction: when faith is lived out with integrity and vision, communities flourish. Through pastoral leadership, nonprofit innovation, and statewide mission work, he remains committed to cultivating peace, empowerment, and lasting impact.