Rev. Philippe E.C. Andal, Ph.D.

Rev. Philippe E. C. Andal, Ph.D. serves as the senior pastor of the Community Baptist Church and as President of the Hananiah Community Foundation Corporation in New Haven, Connecticut.  Under his leadership, several ministries have been developed and re-organized to meet the needs of a changing intergenerational and hybrid faith community in the heart of the Newhallville neighborhood.  Pastor Andal’s ministry emphasizes authoritative preaching, clear teaching, faithful prayer, and intentional impact.  With a heart for the community, Pastor Andal established a partnership with Lincoln-Bassett Community School, providing for the social, emotional, and learning needs of 25 students and their families, a monthly grocery giveaway distributing over 2,000 pounds of food to 100+ families, and has raised significant funds to support disaster relief locally and abroad.    

Pastor Andal earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Fisk University, a Master of Divinity from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Southern University and A & M College.  Additionally, he is a 2017 Fellow of Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics, holds a Certificate in Executive Church Leadership from the Howard University School of Business.  As a proud alumnus, he serves on the Alumni Board of Yale Divinity School, as a lecturer in Pastoral Leadership and Church Administration, and as a member of the committee for the Black Church Studies Certificate Program.

Leading beyond the church, Dr. Andal serves as the Co-Chair of Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut, an interfaith collective of 37 congregations representing over 30,000 people who work together through building relational power to effect change for the common good on the local, state, and national levels.  Additionally, he serves as a member of Agora Strategy Council of the  Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice, a nonprofit national think tank and research center, rooted in the Black American community with the intent of convening scholars (especially within the HBCU community), public policy leaders, social advocates, and solution-makers.