From the Pit to the Pulpit

Allen E. Peratt, Sr. is a pastor, chaplain and cancer survivor whose story has taken him through abuse, addiction, military service, trauma, loss, imprisonment, and, eventually, salvation.  From the moment he was born on April Fool's Day of 1948, it was clear he would face many challenges. Allen's earliest years were marked by abuse, time spent in foster homes, and his parents struggles with alcoholism. As a teenager, he and his family became Christians, and Allen eventually began attending