{"id":371,"date":"2026-01-21T15:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocallen.com\/?page_id=371"},"modified":"2026-01-24T14:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T14:04:23","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ocallen.com\/?page_id=371","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"371\" class=\"elementor elementor-371\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c99a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29c99a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6be2f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e6be2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6e47f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be6e47f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8a212 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb8a212\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c911525 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c911525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oliver Clyde Allen III is a religious trailblazer, human rights advocate, author, CEO founder and Pastor of one of the largest affirming congregations in the U.S., Vision Cathedral of Atlanta.<br><br>\nHe is a member of the Atlanta Mayor\u2019s LGBTQ Advisory Board and a Commissioner on the Atlanta Human Relations Commission. In 2014, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV\/AIDS through the White House Office of AIDS Policy. 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He is CEO of iElevate+TV\u2014a streaming network for marginalized and black LGBTQ viewers. He has been featured on BET, CNN, and ABC.\n<br><br>\nAllen has been honored by a host of community and national groups including the \u201cTrailblazers\u201d of Rev. Jesse Jackson and The Rainbow Push Coalition and the Georgia House of Representatives. In 2014, Allen was inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. International Board of Preachers and Scholars, sponsored by Morehouse College.\n <br><br>\nHe is married to Mr. Rashad Burgess, Vice-President of Corporate Giving. They are the fathers of 2 children: Joshua and Caylee. In 2013, Bishop Allen and his family made history by being the first same-gender-loving couple to be selected as one of Ebony Magazine\u2019s \u201ctop 10 Coolest Black Families\u201d in America.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT Oliver Clyde Allen III is a religious trailblazer, human rights advocate, author, CEO founder and Pastor of one of the largest affirming congregations in the U.S., Vision Cathedral of Atlanta. He is a member of the Atlanta Mayor\u2019s LGBTQ Advisory Board and a Commissioner on the Atlanta Human Relations Commission. 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