Casey Treat
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Casey Treat is an American pastor, teleevanglist, author and motivational speaker. He is also the co-founder and co-pastor the Christian Faith Center in Seattle and president of Vision College (formally Dominion College). He is the founder of the Vision Conference, an annual leadership/spiritual life conference, and Vision Ministries Fellowship. He also hosts his own television program called Living on Course, which can been seen on both the internet through podcasts, and on various Christian TV networks such as Daystar
Daystar
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and the Trinity Broadcasting Network
Trinity Broadcasting Network
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. Traveling extensively Year in and out, Pastor Treat speaks at conventions and churches. His books and CD’s/DVD’s are distributed worldwide.

Early life and education

As a teenager growing up in Seattle, a young Treat was heavily involved with drugs. In 1974, at the age of 19, he entered a drug rehab center. During his time there, he became born again and began how to renew his mind through the Bible, which he had accepted Word of God. Treat then received his Bachelor of Theology and married the former Wendy Peterson (born January 27, 1957 in Seattle) in 1978. Treat resides in the Seattle area with Wendy and their three grown children, Caleb, Tasha and Micah. Caleb is now married to the former Christa Bouchee.

Christian Faith Center

In January 1980, with a group of 30 people, The Treats helped to start the Christian Faith Center in Seattle, Washington. As of 2010, the Christian Faith Center is the largest church in the Pacific Northwest, with two locations (Federal Way & Mill Creek) and more than 10,000 people attending weekly services.

Christian Faith International

In addition, Pastor Treat’s media ministry, Christian Faith International, has a worldwide outreach.

Awards and recognitions

In 2009, Pastor Treat received an honorary doctorate degree from Hansai University in Seoul, South Korea (through Dr. David Yonggi Cho & Dr. Kim Sunghae Cho), recognizing his accomplishments in the ministry for almost 30 years.

See also

  • Glossolalia
    Glossolalia
    Glossolalia or speaking in tongues is the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables, often as part of religious practice. The significance of glossolalia has varied with time and place, with some considering it a part of a sacred language...

  • Faith Healing
    Faith healing
    Faith healing is healing through spiritual means. The healing of a person is brought about by religious faith through prayer and/or rituals that, according to adherents, stimulate a divine presence and power toward correcting disease and disability. Belief in divine intervention in illness or...

  • Pentecostalism
    Pentecostalism
    Pentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek...

  • Jesus Christ
  • Christianity
    Christianity
    Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...


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