Lydia was born in Boston and has lived in various places around the world, including the Philippines, Tennessee, Egypt, and Rockland County, NY where she lived most of her life.

After High School, Lydia attended Eastern University where she met her husband Hector. She has her Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Lydia has been a lay pastor at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and a guest preacher at the Chinese Alliance Church of Westchester.  She  worked in various capacities at a church near the Jersey Shore for over ten years. Lydia has also been a teacher, youth leader, and chaplain. 

Lydia became the pastor of the Bottskill Baptist Church in 2023.