Pastor E. Eugene Langner Jr., who served First Baptist Church, Phenix City, died Dec. 18. He was 70.
Langner was called into the ministry in his youth during a camp at Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center in Talladega. He surrendered to the ministry in his mid-20s and had recently celebrated 30 years of ministry at First, Phenix City, in August 2013.
He received a bachelor of arts from the University of Alabama, a master’s degree in social work from Kent School of Social Work, a master of divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and a doctor of ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Langner served as a pastor in Kentucky and as pastor of Industrial City Baptist Church, Hueytown, from 1979 to 1983. He also worked as a social worker for many years and as a mental health therapist.
He is survived by four daughters and eight grandchildren.
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