PASTOR ASHLEY ROCKE

Pastor Ashley Anthony Rocke is the Senior Pastor at the Lake Independence Baptist Church for over 32 years. He worked with the Belize Electricity Limited for 21 years before going into full-time Ministry with the Church. Whilst at the Belize Electricity Limited. he served for ten years as President of the Belize Energy Workers Union.

Pastor Rocke also has served on various Boards. These include the Belize Credit Union League where he served for 10 years and the Development Finance Corporation on which he served for four years. During his tenure as a director on the DFC Board, he was successful in acquiring the ICSA Accredited Director Certificate. He also served for twelve years as President of the Evangel Credit Union Ltd, as well as the Chairman of the Sadie Vernon Technical High School and the Stella Maris School Boards. He currently serves as President of the Baptist Association of Belize as well as on the Leadership Intervention Unit. Pastor Rocke also served in the Senate during the last administration.

Pastor Rocke is also a trained Counsellor through the Barbados Baptist College in Barbados, through the University of the West Indies open campus in Belize, and is a member of the American Association of Christian Counsellors. He has offered his service as a counsellor to families, men, women, youths, and children, across Belize. He loves his God, family, and the Church to which he is called to Minister and serve the community dearly. He is married to Mrs. Lisa Rocke for over 38 years and together they have three grown children, Jamie-Lee Rocke, Dr. Tamarie Rocke, and Ashley Rocke 2.