The Christian is not one who has gone all the way with Christ. None of us has. The Christian is one who has found the right road.

Born in Newborn Georgia he ministered around the state including 1948 to 1960 at Grace United Methodist in Atlanta. 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.

In 1960 he moved to Houston Texas where he served at First United Methodist until 1983. 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. Charles Livingstone Allen (1913 – August 30 2005) was an American ordained Methodist minister most notable for his work as a Pastor.