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Preacher: Orestes Roca
At Open Icon Baptist Church, we value great preaching — preaching that engages deeply, humbly and honestly with Jesus, the Bible, and the pain and joy of living in the real world. And since going permanently online, we have been able to welcome great preachers from all over the world without having to wait for them to visit our shores. Click here to meet the inspirational preachers depicted in the gallery above, none of whom have preached for us!
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Orestes Roca
The Rev Orestes Roca Santana is a prominent Baptist pastor and theologian in Cuba. He is the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Matanzas, where he has led the congregation since at least the early 2000s. He is also currently serving as the General Chaplain of the Evangelical Seminary of Theology (SET) in Matanzas. Under his leadership, the First Baptist Church of Matanzas became one of the first Baptist churches in Cuba to be explicitly open and affirming of the LGBTQIA+ community. At the Evangelical Seminary of Theology, he has held several high-level positions, including Dean and his current role as General Chaplain, to which he was appointed in 2024. Orestes helped found the Kairos Centre for Art and Liturgy, a mission of his church that provides community services and fosters ecumenical collaboration through social and artistic projects. He is a vocal advocate for ecumenism, frequently participating in interdenominational events like the Jubilee for Unity, where he shares successes in collaboration across different religious groups in Matanzas.
Sermons by Orestes Roca
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23 July, 2023
The stairway to heaven is revealed in the darkest places and situations of our lives, in the difficult and dangerous places, in the situations where we least expected it.