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Bishop Raul Gonzalez and his wife, Pastor Willie Gonzalez, founded Glory Chapel International Cathedral in 1979. The church was established to provide a place where the men and women from Youth Challenge of CT and their children could be spiritually fed, become part of a family, regain their dignity, and rebuild their place in society. In 1983, a small chapel located at 19 May Street in Hartford was purchased and became a significant step in forming the house of worship that the Founders envisioned – a place that would be for all people, of all different ethnicities, backgrounds, and social statuses. In 1991, Glory Chapel began to grow and hold services at the First Baptist Church on 221 Greenfield Street; six years later they purchased the building and still meet there today.

The ministry of Glory Chapel International Cathedral has continued to expand across the country and globe to places, as near as, Central Village, Connecticut and, as far as, Guatemala, Africa, Venezuela, and Costa Rica. Through all Glory Chapel does, they desire to stay true to their Founders’ mission to help those in need by providing outreach and care for all people. They do this through their food pantry, prison ministry, and homeless ministry. Glory Chapel also develops leaders, young and old, through children and youth programs and the Corinthian School for Urban Ministry. Glory Chapel’s name comes from Ezekiel 43:5, “Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple,” and Glory Chapel wants to live out this vision - to see God’s glory fill their church, their ministry, their city, and their world.

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