Minister Tamarkus COOK Tamarkus T.Cook Preaching Morehouse CollegeProdigal Son Young Preacher Dewey Smith Reginald Sharpe jr Mark moore Paul morton james Marcus Cosby joshua daniels terrence chandler harrison TD Jakes Noel Jones charles ellis Georgia Providence Baptist Church Steve Daniels Jr. Anointed, Articulate, Brilliant, Well Mannered, and Outgoing are some of the words often used to describe Minister Tamarkus T. Cook. He has a contagious spirit of generosity that overflows throughout every aspect of his life. Tamarkus was born to Terry (Camille) Cook and Adriane (Jeffery) Patrick in Newnan, Ga, being reared by his grandparents Alton and Margaret Kirby with the help of his Aunt Barbara he spent much of his time in the church. It was at the tender age of 8 that he was blessed with the anointing from God to play the piano by ear and became the minister of music for the Temple of God Church Inc. The gift of music in his life has blessed Minister Cook with the opportunity to serve as Organist, Pianist, and Minister of Music for several churchs across the Metro Atlanta area and has afforded him the alias of Genius Fingers. He accepted Christ at the age of 12 and was baptized under the pastorate of Elder Paul Grant at the Temple of God Church Inc. Minister Cook realized early in life the desire to become a mortician. This realization led him to spend much of his time conducting and preaching funerals for pets, and toy soldiers. This passion afforded him the opportunity to become employed by the Sellers-Smith Funeral Home Inc in Newnan Ga. since the age of 10 where he currently still serves in several capacities. Upon completing matriculation through the Coweta County School System in May of 2005 Cook entered Clark Atlanta University where he served as Freshman Class President as well as attended monthly Presidential Chats with the President of the university to express student concerns and desires. After completing his freshman year at Clark Atlanta University Cook transferred to Morehouse College where he actively participated in the NAACP and Student Government Association. His passion for Funeral Service and helping others in their time of need led him to found the Morehouse College Committee of Bereavement which organized and conducted memorial services for students that passed while matriculating at the college. Outside of the Morehouse Campus Minister Cook was active in the Collegiate 100 Black Men of Atlanta where he served as Chair of Membership and completed Internship opportunities with Morgan Stanley in both White Plains New York and Atlanta Ga. Using his abilities to motivate young people to lead and live successful and productive lives Minister Cook gave and continues to give unselfishly of his time mentoring students on an individual basis and serving as a motivational speaker for schools across the nation. Upon receiving his Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Morehouse College in May of 2009 Minister Cook accepted a position with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. through the Leadership Pipeline Program in Wholesale banking in Minneapolis Minnesota. His love for people caused him to immediately become active in the community joining the Minneapolis Urban League of Young Professionals, and accepting the position of Treasurer for the St. Paul and Minneapolis Morehouse College Alumni Chapter. Cook is now a member of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of St. Paul Minnesota under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Steve Daniels Jr. Listening to the voice of God Minister Cook faithfully left a promising career in banking to position himself to fully focus on ministry and bringing young people to Christ. He is currently enrolled at the Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in Decatur, Georgia and serves as the Youth Pastor of the 1,700 member Providence Baptist Church of College Park Georgia (Pastor Charles Nesbitt Jr.).
