Christ Relief Evangelistic Mission Inc. — Reaching Souls. Restoring Lives. Advancing the Kingdom.

Rev. James Kpahail Cooper, Jr. is an ordained minister, certified spiritual care counselor, chaplain, author, and accomplished organizational leader with more than 15 years of ministry experience and 20 years of administrative and management experience.

He serves as the Co-Founder and International Director of Christ Relief Evangelistic Mission Inc. (CREM), a faith-based nonprofit organization serving communities in the United States and Liberia. In this role, Rev. Cooper provides spiritual, strategic, and organizational leadership for CREM’s evangelistic, humanitarian, training, and media-outreach initiatives. His ministry is driven by CREM’s mission: “Reaching Souls. Restoring Lives. Advancing the Kingdom.”

Rev. Cooper has extensive experience in business and institutional management, having served in a senior administrative leadership role within an international educational institution. Through this experience, he developed strong expertise in administration, financial oversight, daily operations, personnel coordination, institutional planning, and organizational leadership.

He also served as the Liberia National Director for the missionary organization CLC International, providing national leadership for Christian literature distribution, ministry development, evangelism, and community outreach.

Rev. Cooper’s professional chaplaincy experience includes serving with Marketplace Chaplains, where he provided compassionate spiritual and emotional support to employees in workplace environments. He currently serves as a Spiritual Care Coordinator and Chaplain with Delaware Hospice Inc., offering spiritual care, emotional support, prayer, counseling, and a comforting presence to patients and families navigating serious illness, end-of-life concerns, grief, and loss.

Rev. Cooper and his wife, Elder Thomatta Carr Cooper, also serve as Youth Pastors at Greater Works Family Life Ministries in Hartly, Delaware, under the leadership of Apostle Michael Timothy Smith Sr. and Prophetess Brandy Smith. They are passionate about equipping young people to become responsible Kingdom citizens whose lives visibly reflect the character and love of Jesus Christ.

As an evangelism trainer, Rev. Cooper co-developed the Simple Evangelism Training System (SET) with his wife. SET equips believers with biblical knowledge, practical tools, and confidence to share the Gospel clearly and effectively. He is also an author, songwriter, devotional producer, and Christian media-content creator.

Rev. Cooper holds a Master of Pastoral Ministries and a Professional Diploma in Administrative Management. His educational preparation, ministry experience, management background, and commitment to compassionate service enable him to combine spiritual leadership with sound organizational administration.

He is married to Elder Thomatta Carr Cooper, Co-Founder and Program Director of CREM. Together, they are committed to evangelism, discipleship, humanitarian outreach, leadership development, and advancing the Kingdom of God throughout the United States, Liberia, and beyond.

Elder Thomatta Carr Cooper is a dedicated Christian leader, humanitarian, and experienced administrative professional with a strong background in contracts management, financial administration, program coordination, and community development. She serves as the Co-Founder and Program Director of Christ Relief Evangelistic Mission Inc. (CREM), providing strategic and administrative leadership for the organization’s programs in the United States and Liberia.

Through her professional experience with USAID/Liberia, Elder Cooper developed valuable expertise in acquisition and assistance, contracts administration, regulatory compliance, program coordination, and partnership management.

She also served as a Field Officer with Mercy Corps in Liberia, West Africa. In this role, she gained valuable experience in field operations, community engagement, program implementation, beneficiary support, and coordinating initiatives designed to address the practical needs of vulnerable individuals and communities.

In addition to her administrative and humanitarian experience, Elder Cooper possesses extensive experience in church financial management. Having served for several years as a church financial officer, she understands the importance of accurate recordkeeping, budgeting, financial accountability, responsible stewardship, and transparency within churches and faith-based organizations.

As CREM’s Program Director, she helps oversee the organization’s four core ministries: Simple Evangelism Training (SET), Aid to Rural Missionary (ARM), Media Outreach Production (MOP), and House of Provision (HOP). Her responsibilities include program planning, resource development, financial oversight, volunteer coordination, partnership building, and the implementation of evangelistic and humanitarian initiatives.

Elder Cooper is passionate about combining Christian compassion with sound administration and practical action. Her professional expertise, ministry experience, financial stewardship, and commitment to serving others strengthen CREM’s ability to equip believers, assist missionaries, support families, and reach vulnerable communities.

Together with her husband, Rev. James Kpahail Cooper, Jr., she continues to advance CREM’s mission: “Reaching Souls. Restoring Lives. Advancing the Kingdom.”

Minister Emmanuel S. Porte is the Liberia National Coordinator for Christ Relief Evangelistic Mission Inc. (CREM). Since 2020, he has coordinated CREM’s activities in Liberia, West Africa, supporting the organization’s evangelistic programs, humanitarian outreach, ministry partnerships, and administrative operations.

A trained accountant and experienced financial professional, Emmanuel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting with a minor in Economics from the University of Liberia. His professional background includes accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, auditing, credit administration, compliance, inventory control, and organizational management. He has served in key professional roles with Ducor Credit Union (DUCU), FHI Clinical/PREVAIL, FanMilk Liberia Limited, and Elder John Massey High School.

In addition to his professional experience, Emmanuel also served as an Accountant at Harvest Intercontinental Church, Bushrod Island, bringing his financial expertise into a ministry setting. This experience further strengthened his understanding of church financial administration, stewardship, accountability, and ministry operations.

Emmanuel brings strong financial stewardship, administrative leadership, ministry experience, and extensive knowledge of the Liberian community to CREM. Working with churches, ministry leaders, volunteers, and community partners, he helps coordinate CREM’s programs and ensures that its mission of “Reaching Souls. Restoring Lives. Advancing the Kingdom.” is carried out effectively throughout Liberia.