page_title: The First Cathedral
hierarchical_section_title: The First Cathedral
caption_attribution_description: English: The First Cathedral, a Megachurch in Bloomfield, Connecticut, during Sunday Morning Praise and Worship
context_page_description: Originally known as The 1st Baptist Church in Hartford, Connecticut, The First Cathedral is the fifteenth oldest historically black church founded in the city of Hartford, Connecticut; and the third congregation to be known as The First Baptist Church of Hartford, Connecticut. The phrase The First Cathedral is used colloquially to refer to the Christian ministry based in Bloomfield, Connecticut as well as the edifice in which the ministry is held.
  The pastor is Archbishop LeRoy Bailey Jr.
context_section_description: Originally known as The 1st Baptist Church in Hartford, Connecticut, The First Cathedral  is the fifteenth oldest historically black church founded in the city of Hartford, Connecticut; and the third congregation to be known as The First Baptist Church of Hartford, Connecticut. The phrase The First Cathedral is used colloquially to refer to the Christian ministry based in Bloomfield, Connecticut as well as the edifice in which the ministry is held.
  The pastor is Archbishop LeRoy Bailey Jr.
caption: The First Cathedral in Sunday Morning Worship
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