Rev. Dr. Paul Echtenkamp

Rev. Dr. Paul T. Echtenkamp, is a founding member and a senior pastor at Glory Chapel International Cathedral Hartford (GCIC), President of the Board of Directors of Youth Challenge, CT and also the Youth Challenge International (YCI) and oversees and advises Youth Challenge ministries and churches in Connecticut and Puerto Rico and in the nations of Guatemala, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Kenya.   He also serves as Chaplain with the Hartford Police Department.

Dr. Paul is a graduate of Amherst College and Evangelical Theological Seminary. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters from Biblical Life College and Seminary and a Master of Science degree in Counselor Education with a concentration in Clinical Professional Counseling from Central Connecticut State University. 

Pastor Paul has ministered extensively in the inner city, especially to those facing challenges such as addiction and income disparities. He has a passion for reaching the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and for empowering those who have been changed by God to in turn reach others for the Kingdom.

Pastor Paul and his wife Vilma are the grateful parents of three children, David, Eliana and Joanna.