about king’s ranch
king’s ranch
est. 2007
The King’s Ranch STORY
King’s Ranch started as a children’s home in 2007, licensed as a long term residential childcare facility through the State of Arkansas. Through our journey as a children’s home, we found a great need for a lasting solution to the child abuse problem and the trauma it causes in our world. Rather than functioning as a long-term residential solution to abused and traumatized children, we wanted to provide help and healing so these children could stay in their forever homes and thrive in a family. We now provide long term restoration by equipping and supporting families to help their children heal.
Our talented and highly trained staff is comprised of individuals working together to provide provide wrap-around support for families helping children heal from trauma. We serve families by providing education, parent coaching, respite care, community support, and more.
Dr EddiE Cooper + Lee anne Cooper Founders
Lee and Dr. Eddie Cooper founded King’s Ranch in 2007 when God called them to open their home to children in their community who had been abused, neglected, and abandoned. The Coopers were married in December of 1990 and have six children—four biological children, Claira Alsup, Trey Cooper, Savannah McCarthy, and Leo Cooper as well as two children welcomed home through adoption, Jessa Cooper and Josiah Cooper.
Dr. Eddie Cooper is an Orthopedic Surgeon at NEA Baptist Hospital. He is also the Senior Pastor of Huntington Church, an inner-city church serving the most vulnerable in their community. Dr. Cooper serves as President of the King’s Ranch Board.
Staff
Rachel Dunbar serves as the Executive Director of King’s Ranch Ministries. She oversees all operations and coordinates fundraising for our ministry while also helping keep our websites up-to-date and user friendly. Rachel has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mid-level Education and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Arkansas State University. She resides in Jonesboro, Arkansas with her husband Colton and two children – Baker and Blaire.
Haley Cooper serves as Coordinator of Communication for King’s Ranch Ministries. She is also one of our Therapeutic Parenting Specialists on staff. Haley is every family’s initial contact when they seek help from King’s Ranch, and she coordinates their care and services to meet their needs. She earned a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and Masters in the Art of Teaching from the University of Arkansas. She, her husband Trey, daughter Stella, and son Roy reside in Little Rock, where she is running the King’s Ranch Ministries Little Rock Office!
Hannah Beth Copenhaver serves as Coordinator of Finance for King’s Ranch. Hannah Beth organizes all financial operations and keeps everything running smoothly for the hundreds of families we serve. She has a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Biology and a Mathematics minor from Arkansas State University. She lives in Jonesboro with her husband, Austin, and has three children- Ada Lee, Benjamin, and Heidi.
Claira Alsup serves as Coordinator of Development for King’s Ranch Ministries. She helps lead our Unplowed Ground VIP Community and plans special events like our Restore Moms Conference! Claira is a graduate of Belmont University with a Bachelors in Public Relations and Music Business. Claira is also a gifted worship leader, wife to Judd, and mama to Ellison, Maggie Quinn, and Cooper.
Jaime Harris is our Coordinator of Programs here at King’s Ranch Ministries. She serves as our Parent Coach Coordinator, runs our online program, Unplowed Ground Jumpstart, and coordinates alongside Claira in leading our Unplowed Ground VIP Community. She and her husband Marc reside in Little Rock with their six children. Jaime has been implementing Unplowed Ground in her own home since 2018 and has served as a Certified Unplowed Ground Parent Coach since 2022.
Savannah serves as the Social Media Manager for King’s Ranch Ministries as well as our Hogue Home Hostess. Savannah was born and raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where she also went to college and graduate school. While in school, Savannah majored in Communciation Disorders and minored in English and Spanish. She got her master’s degree in Communication Disorders and currently works as a speech-language pathologist in addition to working for King’s Ranch Ministries. She and her husband live in Jonesboro and have two sons- Mac and Judah McCarthy.
Board Members
Dr Eddie Cooper
Chairman
Lee anne Cooper
Vice Chair
Margaret Cooper
Secretary
Shannon Puryear
Director