Jeff Rock

Jeff Rock
The Reverend; Jeff Rock
Born	1983/1984
Nationality	Canadian
Education	McGill University
Religion	Christian
Church	Metropolitan Community Church (2017-present); United Church of Canada
Congregations served	Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto

Jeff Rock (born 1983 or 1984)[1] is a Canadian clergyman, who succeeded Brent Hawkes as the pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto in fall 2017.[2]

Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, he came out as gay in high school.[3] He studied microbiology and immunology at McGill University, initially with the career goal of becoming an HIV/AIDS researcher, although he decided during his studies that he instead wanted to become a minister.[3] After completing his seminary studies, he became the pastor of Gaetz Memorial United Church in Red Deer, Alberta,[4] where he worked with organizations such as the Central Alberta AIDS Network, the local Truth and Reconcilaition Commission, the Urban Aboriginal Voices Society and the Red Deer Interfaith Network.[2] He ran as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the electoral district of Red Deer—Lacombe in the 2015 election, against incumbent MP Blaine Calkins.[1]

He gave his first sermon to Toronto's MCC congregation on July 9, 2017, at a service dedicated to the memory of former Toronto City Councillor Pam McConnell.[1] He officially succeeded Hawkes on October 1.[1]

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Red Deer-Lacombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Blaine Calkins	43,599	70.71	-6.72	$75,006.35
	Liberal	Jeff Rock	9,235	14.98	+11.41	$16,605.92
	New Democratic	Doug Hart	7,055	11.44	-2.85	$5,541.40
	Green	Les Kuzyk	1,773	2.88	-1.84	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			61,662	100.00		$224,841.10
Total rejected ballots			176	0.28	–
Turnout			61,838	71.40	–
Eligible voters			86,609
	Conservative hold		Swing		-9.07
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

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References

"Rock moves on to take up new ministry in Toronto". Red Deer Advocate, July 14, 2017.
"Rev. Jeff Rock to lead Toronto LGBTQ congregation" Archived 2017-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. RDNews Now, July 13, 2017.
"Meet Jeff Rock, the scientist who became a Toronto pastor". The Globe and Mail, July 14, 2017.
"Local church embraces LGBTQ community". Red Deer Advocate, March 24, 2017.
"October 19, 2015 Election Results — Red Deer—Lacombe (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
"Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

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[moveson-1] "Rock moves on to take up new ministry in Toronto". Red Deer Advocate, July 14, 2017.

[rdnews-2] "Rev. Jeff Rock to lead Toronto LGBTQ congregation" Archived 2017-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. RDNews Now, July 13, 2017.

[globe-3] "Meet Jeff Rock, the scientist who became a Toronto pastor". The Globe and Mail, July 14, 2017.

[embraces-4] "Local church embraces LGBTQ community". Red Deer Advocate, March 24, 2017.

[5] "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Red Deer—Lacombe (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[6] "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-02-02.