George Gilbert

Reverend George C. Gilbert, Jr was born October 10, 1974, in Landover, Maryland and moved toWashington, D.C. at the age of 9. Born the son of two God-fearing parents, Pastor George C. Gilbert, Sr.and Raba A. Gilbert, Reverend Gilbert was trained to reverence God. He was saved at an early age andhas been blessed with many gifts and talents. He is married and madly in love to his wife, Lahquisha
(lah- kee- sha) Gilbert, who are the proud parents of 5 children and 2 grandchildren.

Reverend Gilbert is presently serving as the Assistant to the Pastor at Holy Trinity United Baptist Church;Executive Director of The Center For Racial Equity And Justice; Co-Chairman of the Civic and Social Actions Committee of the Missionary Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Washington, D.C and Vicinity, Chairman of the Social Justice Commission of the Baptist Convention of D.C. and Vicinity and Chief of
Mobilization for the Social Justice Commission of the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC). He also serves as the Christian Services Chaplain for the Washington, D.C. Youth Prisons, (where he resurrected Christian Services and Sunday Worship Services from 8 years of dysfunction), the Director of Community Engagement for CORE DC (managing agency for Washington, D.C.’s returning citizen’s who are released on probation) and on the Religious Council for the Greater Washington Clean Cities Coalition.

Growing up in Washington, D.C., Reverend Gilbert received his high school diploma from Eastern Senior High. He furthered obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from the University of the District of Columbia; and a Master of Divinity degree from Howard University School of Divinity in May 2005. In 2019, Rev. Gilbert was accepted at one of the prestigious Universities to pursue his doctorate
degree, however, George Floyd had just been killed, and he was one of the lead organizers during that time. Rev. Gilbert asked the dean to allow him to come to New Students Orientation just a day or two late because of the turmoil in the country. The dean of the University told Rev. Gilbert he needed to choose academics over his social justice work – Rev. Gilbert never showed up for orientation.

Currently, Reverend Gilbert believes that a prophetic voice must be sounded off. In this vein, he has served as the Special Assistant for Constituent Services and Religious Affairs for two former D.C. Council members. Reverend Gilbert is always advocating and advising behind the scenes fighting for Christ and His causes. The Howard University Alumni honored Reverend Gilbert with the Community
Activist Award in 2012. Mayor Byron Brown of Buffalo, New York proclaimed December 30, 2013, as Reverend George C. Gilbert, Jr. Day. In August 2013, Reverend Gilbert was a convention speaker for the Progressive National Baptist Convention. In 2020, Rev. Gilbert, was covered in the news all over the world responding to President Donald Trump after he stood in front of the tear gassed peaceful
protestors and held up a Bible for a photo opportunity. There you heard Rev. Gilbert’s famous statement, “You may have the Bible in your hand, but you don’t have it in your heart.” He was listed by Black Justice Fellows as one of the top 30 Justice Leaders in Washington, D.C.
Although Reverend Gilbert heard the call of God at an early age, he finally accepted the call and preached his initial sermon in May 1999. Reverend Gilbert believes that we are saved to serve and that a minister must follow Jesus’ mandates. He further understands that only what he does for Christ will