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Rev. Dr. Charles GalbreathThe Rev. Dr. Charles O. Galbreath is the Senior Pastor of Alliance Tabernacle Church in Brooklyn, New York, and Assistant Professor of Ministry at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. Before his current role, Dr. Galbreath was the Associate Dean, Director of Field Education, and Partnering Professor at Alliance Theological Seminary in New York City. He was elected to the Board of Directors for the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination in 2017.

Dr. Galbreath is an active member of several organizations, including Brooklyn Community Board 17, the SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Community Advisory Board, the Clergy Advisory Council of the Fire Department of the City of New York, The Center for Community Alternatives, and the 67th Precinct Clergy Council (The Godsquad), where he serves as treasurer. In 2022, Dr. Galbreath was recognized by the magazine “City and State” as one of the Faith Power 100, New York’s most influential religious leaders. He has also served as a member of the New York City Mayor’s Sector Advisory Council for COVID-19, the District Executive Committee for the Metropolitan District of the C&MA, Co-Chair of the 45th Council District Committee in Brooklyn, NY, and as Vice President of the Association of African American Churches of the C&MA.

Dr. Galbreath graduated magna cum laude from Nyack College with an undergraduate degree. He holds an M.Div. from Alliance Theological Seminary and a Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary. In 2020, he earned his Ph.D. from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education. Dr. Galbreath has also received several awards throughout his career, including the Young Alumnus of the Year Award at Nyack College in 2011, induction into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Fordham University in 2017, and the Alumnus of the Year Award from Alliance Theological Seminary in 2020.

Dr. Galbreath's journey has led him through various church experiences, from Baptist and Pentecostal traditions to mainline and Evangelical churches. He has served in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Harlem, Queens, and Brooklyn, New York ministries.

Dr. Galbreath is married to Flobien Vidal Galbreath, his college sweetheart. They have three children together: Charles Oliver Galbreath, Jr. (C.J.), Malia Marie Galbreath, and Grayson Alexander Galbreath, and they are proud parents.

The 15th Annual Pastors and Leaders Prayer Symposium will be hosted on Saturday, May 11th, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm EDT, at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel, 104-04 Ditmars Blvd., East Elmhurst, NY 11369. Dr. Galbreath will speak on Serving in  Truth, Justice, and Integrity: How do we proclaim and model these spiritual values in our ministries?

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