Casey Treat | |
Birth Date: | 11 May 1955 |
Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Occupation: | pastor, televangelist, author |
Years Active: | 1978-present |
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Casey Treat | |
Education: | Seattle Bible College, B.A. (theology), 1980 Hansei University D.Th. (honorary), 2009 |
Spouse: | Wendy Peterson, 1978–present |
Children: | 2 sons, Caleb and Micah, 1 daughter, Tasha |
Website: | http://www.caseytreat.com/ |
Casey Treat (born May 11, 1955) is an American pastor, televangelist, author and motivational speaker. He is the co-founder and co-pastor of Christian Faith Center in Federal Way, Washington.[1] He hosts his own television program called Your Unlimited Life, which can be seen on the internet and on various Christian TV networks such as Daystar TV and the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).
As a teenager growing up in Seattle, Treat was heavily involved with drugs and alcohol. In 1974, at the age of 19, he entered a drug rehab center. During his time there, he became born again and began to learn how to "renew his mind" through the Bible, which he had accepted as the word of God. Treat then received his bachelor of theology from Seattle Bible College, and married Wendy Peterson whom he met in college [2] in 1978. In 2009, Treat received an honorary doctorate degree from Hansei University in Seoul, South Korea (through Dr. David Yonggi Cho and Dr. Kim Sunghae Cho), recognizing his accomplishments in the ministry for nearly 30 years.
In 1980, the Treats, while still attending bible college, founded Christian Faith Center in Seattle, which initially met in a gymnasium foyer of Seattle Christian School.[3]
Treat resides in the Seattle area with his wife, Wendy. They have three grown children, Caleb, Tasha and Micah.
In 2017 Caleb Treat, Casey's son and executive pastor of Christian Faith Center, was sued over claims of sexual harassment. The case settled for an undisclosed sum of money.[4]
Caleb, his wife Christa, and their 2 daughters moved to Birmingham, Alabama to be a part of Church of the Highlands in 2017 weeks after their second child was born.
In December 2018, a second lawsuit was filed against the Treats and the church, alleged sexual exploitation, abuse, and financial improprieties.[5]