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Father Jose R. DeLeon, St. Dominic pastor, stands between two depictions of Christ in the current chapel of the mission in Cornelia. The chapel seats 200 and is filled every Saturday for Mass. The former school building has become a hub for an immigrant community in the northeast corner of the archdiocese. Photo by Julianna Leopold


Cornelia

Shuttered school transformed into mission church for Habersham Catholics 

A closed school building has become St. Dominic’s Chapel, serving a primarily immigrant community in the northeast corner of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. “This is a beautiful place where they can feel love,” says pastor, Father Jose DeLeon.  

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