REV. O.C. COOPER, SR.

Rev. O.C. Cooper, Sr. was serving as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hempstead, Texas when he retired. He and his wife Clara moved to College Station to be near family, and he opened a clock repair shop in his home. He had repaired clocks since he was young and this hobby helped bring in extra income after he retired.

When he died, his son (Dr. O.C. Cooper, Jr.) went through the things in his clock repair shop and found a fruitcake tin with a slot in it, some money inside, and a label on top that stated “The Lord's Money.” Apparently, each time his father got paid for repairing a clock, or sold a clock he had restored, he put 10% of the income in the can for a tithe to be donated to the church. His son took the money from this can and donated it to the church as his father had intended.

Dr. Cooper was deeply touched by his father's money tin and decided to use it as an example to encourage church members to be faithful in tithing. He asked the church to begin the Rev. O.C. Cooper Father's Day offering in honor of his father. It has since become an annual offering given on Father's Day, so that all church members may honor their fathers with this special offering.

If you already participate in this annual special offering, bless you and thank you. If not, perhaps this year is the perfect time for you to get a tin and fill it with your own special Father’s Day Offering. Tins may be brought to the altar during the regular offering on June 16TH. Please label the bottom of the tin so that you will receive giving credit for your offering and your tin can be returned.