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About

Hi there! My name is Rebecca (you can also call me Reba!) and my pronouns are they/them/theirs.

Born and raised on the Saanich Peninsula, I have been a guest on unceded Lekwungen and W̱ŚANÉC territories for most of my life. I have also lived in Ireland and in New Brunswick (Mi’kma’ki, the unceded, ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq).

I have been an Anglican my entire life and began discerning a call to priesthood as a teenager. Currently, I am a transitional deacon in the Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets. The ministry of deacons is one of service — especially to those on the margins — and of being out “in the world” and translating its needs to the Church. I am delighted to serve the UVic community as part of this ministry of service and translation.

I hold a BA in Religious Studies from Mount Allison University and a Master of Divinity from Vancouver School of Theology. I am also working to complete an MA in Indigenous and Interreligious Studies at VST. I consider myself deeply rooted in the Anglican tradition of my upbringing, with an expansive curiosity and openness to the wisdom of other traditions.

As a 2SLGBTQIA+ person of faith, I am particularly committed to the creation of safe spaces — both theological and literal — for my queer siblings and others whom Christianity has historically marginalized and harmed. In my theology and my preaching, I am constantly working to let God out of the closet of cisheteronormativity and white supremacy that we so often trap Them in.

I am also a poet, an avid reader, and a lover of dogs and tabletop role-playing games. You can find me at Pet Cafe, Around the Table, and working a couple of days a week at Victoria Butterfly Gardens (probably giving the tortoises a bath).

Office hours are by appointment; reach out anytime.