Cooper Ray is a dynamic speaker and musician who shares his faith with honesty and passion. Drawing from over 20 years of professional ministry experience, he is committed to bringing people into a closer relationship with the Lord.
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Songs
An Offering
- An Offering
- Anywhere for You
- Every Day I Will Sing
- Freedom in Your Cross
- I Know You Are Near
- In Your Great Love
- Jesus Is Here
- Now
- Our God Is Good
- Proclaim His Marvelous Deeds to All the Nations
- Rain on Me
- Rejoice
- Sing Alleluia
- The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation
- This Place in My Heart
- Wake the Dawn
- We Come Alive
- We Gather as One
- You Call Me
Events
With the heart of a worship leader, Cooper has influenced thousands at some of the most impactful events of the past decade, such as NCYC, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, World Youth Day, Steubenville Youth Conferences and numerous diocesan, parish and school events across the country.One Bread One Cup Conference
One Bread One Cup welcomes Cooper Ray.
"One Bread, One Cup" is a five-day liturgical leadership conference focusing on the Word, Sacrament, and Mission of the Roman Catholic Church for high school youth groups and their campus and youth ministers. Conferences focus on community building, leadership development, catechesis, liturgical and spiritual formation, and theological reflection. Please contact event host for further details.
Contact the Music Outreach Team at OCP to learn about hosting an event in your parish or diocese!Sunday, July 7, 2019
Saint Meinrad, IN, US
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Bio
Cooper Ray is a dynamic speaker and musician who shares his faith with honesty and passion. Drawing from 20 years of professional ministry experience as a retreat facilitator, liturgical musician and diocesan director, he is committed to bringing people to Christ. Through story, humor and audience participation Cooper moves his audiences from laughter to deep reflection and prayer. Cooper uses these gifts to communicate the Gospel to the young and the young at heart, engaging, entertaining, and all together inspiring. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in pastoral studies.
A contributing writer for Josh Blakesley’s popular song “Our God Is Good,” Cooper was also featured on Steve Angrisano’s album Live: Songs from the Road. His first solo album, Wake the Dawn, produced by Tom Booth, features 11 contemporary Catholic songs ranging in style from rock and pop to ballads. In Cooper’s seven-song sophomore album, Anywhere For You, he moves effortlessly from ballad to easy-going acoustic to praise and worship, showing a maturity and depth of lyric and musicianship.
With the heart of a worship leader, Cooper has influenced thousands at some of the most impactful events of the past decade, such as NCYC, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, World Youth Day, Steubenville Youth Conferences and numerous diocesan, parish and school events across the country.
Originally based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Cooper now lives in Coppell, Texas with this wife and two sons. He is actively involved in music ministry at this home parish, St. Anne’s.
