Rev. Dr. Charles O. Galbreath
Assistant Professor of Ministry
The Rev. Dr. Charles O. Galbreath serves as the Senior Pastor of Alliance Tabernacle Church in Brooklyn, New York.
Dr. Galbreath previously served as the Associate Dean, Director of Field Education, and Partnering Professor at Alliance Theological Seminary in New York City. In 2017, he was elected to the Board of Directors for the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination.
Dr. Galbreath serves on 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 as the treasurer of the 67th Precinct Clergy Council (The Godsquad). 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. Dr. Galbreath previously 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 received his undergraduate degree at Nyack College, graduating magna cum laude. He also holds an M.Div. from Alliance Theological Seminary and a Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Dr. Galbreath earned his Ph.D. from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education in 2020. In 2011, Dr. Galbreath was awarded the Young Alumnus of the Year Award at Nyack College; in 2017, he was inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Fordham University; and in 2020, he received the Alumnus of the Year Award from Alliance Theological Seminary.
The son of a preacher and pastor, Dr. Galbreath was raised in the Baptist and Pentecostal traditions, yet his journey has weaved him through many church experiences from mainline to Evangelical. He has served in ministries in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Harlem, Queens, and Brooklyn, New York.
Charles is married to his college sweetheart, Flobien Vidal Galbreath. They are the proud parents of Charles Oliver Galbreath, Jr. (C.J.), Malia Marie Galbreath, and Grayson Alexander Galbreath.