Ralph Henderson Langley
FBC Huntsville pastor emeritus dies
Ralph Henderson Langley, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church, Huntsville, and popular conference preacher, died Jan. 13. He was 94.
Langley served as pastor of First, Huntsville, from 1979 to 1990 when he was named pastor emeritus. In 1990 he started the Annual Langley Invitational Golf Tournament benefiting student ministry missions at First, Huntsville. He also served churches in Texas, Florida and Georgia and served on the board of directors of The Alabama Baptist.
While in college, Langley also worked as a counselor at the Alabama Baptist Children’s Home in Troy and helped organize the Youth Revival Movement that began in Waco, Texas.
He held a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, a master’s degree from Princeton Seminary in New Jersey and a doctorate from Southwestern Seminary.
He is preceded in death by his son, David, and first wife, Grace.
He is survived by his second wife of 19 years, Eula; one child; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two step-children. (Hannah Muñoz)
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