Bob Cooper of Tangier Island, has been named pastor of Salem Church Mathews in Diggs. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Asbury College and his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Wesley Theological Seminary. Prior to transferring to the Global Methodist Church, he served in the United Methodist Church for 31 years on various District and Conference Committees and Boards. He was a delegate to the 2001 World Methodist Conference, the 2016 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference, and a reserve delegate to the 2019 General Conference. Cooper was President of the Wesleyan Covenant Association of Virginia, is currently the Chair of the Virginia Conference Board of Ministry, a member of the Area Episcopal Committee, and is a delegate to 2026 General Conference of the Global Methodist Church. Cooper is married to the Rev. Frances Cooper; they have two daughters and four grandchildren....