Dr. Allen spent some of his childhood years in Wilkes County when his father, Rev. J.R. Allen, was pastor of the Little River Methodist Charge. He joined the Smyrna Methodist Church at the age of six when his father was pastor. He has returned to Wilkes County several times for special Methodist related occasions. He was pastor of Grace United Methodist Church from 1948-1960 and during this ministry the church became the largest Methodist Church in the Southeast. During his 23 years as pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas, the church became the largest Methodist Church in the world. Dr. Allen was a writer for the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, the Atlanta Constitution, and The Atlanta Journal, and also has more than 50 inspirational books to his credit.
Survivors include a son, Charles Allen Jr., Bluffton, S.C.; a daughter, Mary Jane Allen Miller, Houston; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Charles Livingstone Allen (1913 – August 30, 2005) was an American ordained Methodist minister most notable for his work as a Pastor.
Born in Newborn, Georgia, he ministered around the state, including 1948 to 1960 at Grace United Methodist in Atlanta. During his tenure at Grace, it became the largest congregation in Georgia and while at First Methodist it became the largest Methodist congregation in the world at 12,000 members. In 1960, he moved to Houston, Texas where he served at First United Methodist until 1983.
Allen was also a columnist for the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution during the 1950s and after that for the Houston Chronicle. He also authored inspirational books, including God's Psychiatry and Prayer Changes Things.
The section of Parkway Drive (which connects Highland Ave to Piedmont Park) north of Ponce de Leon in Atlanta was renamed in his honor in the 1960s.
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