Background
Cotter, Jeffrey Lee was born on May 14, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Lawrence L. and Frankie Marie (Marlow) Cotter.
Cotter, Jeffrey Lee was born on May 14, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Lawrence L. and Frankie Marie (Marlow) Cotter.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1969. Master of Divinity, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1973.
Director drug rehabilitation, Hollywood (California) First Presbyterian Church, 1968-1971;
director student ministries, Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, 1971-1973;
university pastor, Fremont Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, California, 1973-1976;
pastor and founder, director Logos Study Center,, Fremont Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, California, 1976-1979;
pastor, Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church, Solvang, California, since 1979. Speaker Calvin Crest Confs., Fresno, California, 1973-1978, Young Life Campaign Sacramento Young Life, 1974-1978. Consultant in Youth Outreach Sacramento Area Youth Ministries, 1974-1976.
Consultant New Church Development Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara. Lecturer Japan Church Growth Institute, Tokyo, 1986. Consultant, speaker Nepali Pastors Conference, Nepal.
Member of advisory board Drug Rehabilitation, Hollywood, California, 1968. Member steering committee Extension Education Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, 1981, Fuller Theological Seminary for Santa Barbara County, 1982-1984. Preaching pastor for President and Mistress Ronald Reagan, Santa Ynez Valley, California, 1982, 86.
Member general council Santa Barbara Presbytery. Co-founder Cross Roads Counseling Center, Santa Ynez, Valley Friendship Center, Santa Ynez. Consultant, charter founder Great Commission Training Center, Bangalore, India.
Member Presbyterian Panel (research and marketing 1982, 84), Serving God Foundation(advising committee board directors since 1984).
Married Patricia Allen Hodges, May 19, 1973. Children: Meghan, Marlo.