Lucy Roca Officially Licensed

Lucy Roca was licensed as a pastor August 23, 2009 at Refugio de Paz in Quebec. Roca is a church planter and former refugee from Columbia.

Her spiritual journey began 3 years ago when Lucy and her three daughters arrived on Canadian soil as refugees. Before her move to Canada, Lucy was a social worker in Columbia, but the Columbian Mennonite Church saw her potential and commissioned her to work as a church planter in Winnipeg with MC Canada.

 An emotional and beautiful ceremony was preached by  Muriel Bechtel, conference minister at MCEC and a covenant with God and Roca’s congregation was made. Lucy was joined in a confirmation likened to a marriage vow in which Lucy and her congregation made a covenant to help one another, a covenant that struck the heart strings of all who attended.

Hans Peters, a close friend of Lucy Roca’s, translated Muriel’s words into Spanish for the 75 Spanish-speaking congregation members. The Mission Minister, Brian Bauman, joined the group in the laying of hands and a group prayer for Lucy and her church members.

Lucy has started 2 Spanish-speaking house churches in Quebec, one in Montreal and another in Sherbrooke, where Lucy and her family live today. Refugio de Paz’s recognition of Lucy’s hard work in the last 2-3 years was the end result of their sincere belief that Lucy was pastor material and deserving of their love and support. A sentiment noted by all who joined in the beautiful service. Nancy Brubaker echoes the sentiment resounding within Roca’s devoted congregation members, “These people clearly love Lucy very much”.

 See below for a preview of the New Faith Communities, featuring Lucy Roca and Refugio de Paz.
For the full DVD, please contact MCEC.