Ben Dubow is the Lead Pastor of Riverfront Family Church, where he serves in a bivocational capacity while also leading Forge City Works, a nonprofit organization that provides culinary job training and create pathways to economic opportunity for individuals facing barriers to employment. Prior to his current role, Ben served as a Young Life Area Director, a church planter in Storrs, CT, and pastor at several churches across Connecticut, including St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel, St. Paul’s Collegiate Church, Storrs Community Church, and Westford Congregational Church.

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Ben holds a Master of Divinity from CAPSTONE University and a BA in Philosophy from UCONN. In addition to his ministry work, he is a trained chef and restaurateur. He also served as the Director of Food & Nutrition Services for the Manchester Area Conference of Churches. Ben is actively involved in leadership within the community, serving as the President of the Board for the American Baptist Churches of Connecticut (ABCCONN) and Chair of the Hartford Advisory Commission on Food Policy.

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Ben is a proud member of the LGBTQ community, lives in Hartford, and has 9 nueces and noehews that he adores.