Background
Cooke, Harlan Walter was born on August 19, 1936 in Elkhart, Kansas, United States. Son of Walter Abbot and Pearl Ethel (Hanna) Cooke.
Cooke, Harlan Walter was born on August 19, 1936 in Elkhart, Kansas, United States. Son of Walter Abbot and Pearl Ethel (Hanna) Cooke.
Graduate in theology, Baptist Bible College, Springfield, Missouri, 1964; Doctor of Divinity, Covington Theological Institute, Rossville, Georgia, 1982; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), International Bible Institute, Orlando, Florida, 1983.
Pastor, Bible Baptist Church, Talhequah, Oklahoma, 1965-1966;
pastor, 1st Baptist Church, Walsh, Colorado, 1966-1968;
pastor, Fellowship Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1968-1979;
pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Madison Heights, Virginia, since 1979. Director Baptist Bible Fellowship International, Springfield, since 1977, mission field representative, 1980-1983. Director Atlantic Baptist Bible College, Chester, Virginia, since 1991.
Chairman Virginia Baptist Bible Fellowship, Gainesville, Virginia, 1982-1984, Nebraska Baptist Bible Fellowship, 1970-1975.
Area chairman American Coalition for Traditional Values, Washington, 1984-1986. Trustee Temple Deaf College, Kansas City, Missouri, 1978.
Married Barbara June Dixon, December 7, 1957. Children: Monica Joan Cooke Barringer, Laura June Cooke Hunter, Stephen Harlan, Eric Walter.