Rev. Dr. Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes

Biography

Rev. Dr. Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes is a pastor, public theologian, innovation strategist, and author. She is the founding colead pastor of The Double Love Experience Church in Brooklyn, New York and the inaugural director of The Technology, Innovation & Digital Engagement Lab Fellowship at Union Theological Seminary. Dr. Gabby has a heart for God’s people and prioritizes creating experiences of connection and love through the physical church, the digital space, and local community engagement. 

Her work has been featured in Essence, Forbes, and The New York Times. She is the co-author of the best-selling book, Psalms for Black Lives: Reflections for the Work of Liberation. The book has sold over 10,000 copies. She is the recipient of numerous awards and citations including the 2024 National Action Network Woman of Excellence Award from Rev. Al Sharpton, the Guy R Brewer Religious Leadership Award from their Queens Democratic Club, The Yale University Charles S. Mersick Preaching Prize as well as the Outstanding Graduate Student Award from The Yale Af-Am House. 

Dr. Cudjoe Wilkes’s voice echoes in the public square. In 2023, she was a featured guest in the HBO Max/Own Docu-Series, “A Time of Essence.” In 2024, she and her church were featured in the documentary “Gospel,” by Skip Gates on PBS, and she was a guest speaker in the first documentary film of The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, “gODTalk.” Also, she is a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated radio show: “Get Up Mornings” with Erica Campbell. 

She holds a Doctor of Ministry from Duke University, a Master of Divinity from Yale University, a Master of Arts from New York University and a Bachelor of Art in Public Relation from Hampton University. She is the current president of the Yale Divinity School Alumni Board and a member of the prestigious Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers. 

Dr. Gabby is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and is committed to the work of love and justice. She resides in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, Rev. Dr. Andrew Wilkes.