Michael Cook was about 4 years old when his mother received the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and his family attended a Pentecostal Church.  One of his earliest memories was the family gatherings when his maternal grandmother would play the piano and his mother’s six sisters would sing together.  Following their singing, Michael at the age of 6 would stand on a box or a chair and preach, with conviction, the only verse he had memorized – ACTS 2:38!  He obeyed the command of that verse on February 13, 1977, and received the Holy Spirt baptism in August 1977.  Growing up he remained in his home church feeling the call of God throughout High School and served in several capacities of ministry until he graduated from High School and left to attend Apostolic Bible College in Memphis, TN, eventually earning a MA in Religious Education.

  Returning home to assist his childhood pastor, he acknowledged his call to preach December 31, 1986.  He continued to serve his local church teaching Sunday School, youth leader and Nursing Home ministry and itinerant ministry to local churches in his district.  During this time, he met and eventually married Sheila Dunn (1992).  While in Anderson, Indiana, Michael and Sheila were instrumental in starting jail and prison ministries.  Six years later they would move to Lake Charles, LA, under the ministry of the Treece family (Sheila’s childhood pastor) where Brother Cook studied Biblical Greek and Hebrew. 

The next several years would bring this couple into pastoring churches that would provide training for personal ministry and enable them to work with individuals on several levels (spiritual, mental and physical).  Michael has worked as a Chaplain at a rescue mission (homeless shelters).  He became an Ordained Minister in Louisiana on March 23,2001.  He eventually earned his ThD through Biblical Apostolic University September 21, 2011, and he received his MA in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in 2014.  He currently is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor serving as a Licensed Mental Health Provider.  He has mental health experience working with Cognitive and Behavioral issues serving children, youth, adult individual and couples counseling.  He also has experience helping individuals dealing with issues concerning relationships, depression, anxiety, mood disorders and other mental health diagnosis related disorders, various stressors complicated by low SES and complicated grief issues.

First Lady

Sheila (Dunn) Cook beautiful and compassionate wife of the pastor and mother of two awesome adult children.  Sheila comes from a strong Pentecostal heritage of preachers.  Her paternal grandparents were the planters of several churches in Louisiana.  She has several aunts, uncles and cousins who were pastors and ministers.  She was raised in the Apostolic Pentecostal way from an infant and grew up under the ministry of Bishop M. D. Treece family.  She received the baptism of the Holy Ghost on October 31, 1979.  She loved to serve in any capacity that she was asked to take part in at her home church.   She helped with bus ministry, taught Sunday School, and sang in the choir.  Later during their time at Apostolic Temple, she organized their very first Vacation Bible School.  Sheila received her undergraduate degree in accounting on from McNeese State University.  She earned her MA in Accounting through Liberty University on September 14, 2017. 

Together this team works the work of ministry providing safety, confidentiality and support to individuals while encouraging growth and equipping individuals spiritually and mentally to fight a good fight of faith.