Lubbock Christian University hosted a dedication ceremony for a newly-donated library of books from the family of Thomas A. Langford, a longtime friend of the university and tireless champion of unity and the Christian Heritage.
“This Library represents a special part of the heritage of the Churches of Christ, but also of Lubbock Christian University,” said Dr. Jeremy Hegi, Assistant Professor of History of Christianity in the Alfred and Patricia Smith College of Biblical Studies. “Not only does it represent the churches of Christ, but also shows us how it shaped a man who found the best of what our heritage had to offer, and then worked tirelessly for Christian unity.”
The dedication ceremony was held in the atrium of the Christian Development Center (CDC). Dr. Hegi welcome guests and began the event before David Langford, Thomas’s son and minister at the Quaker Avenue Church of Christ, introduced the speakers for the afternoon.
Dr. Jeff Childers, the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at Abilene Christian University, was joined by his colleague Dr. Doug Foster, former Director of the Center for Restoration Studies and Professor of Church history, as well as Victor Knowles, the founder and president of Peace on Earth ministries. They each shared Thomas’s impact on their personal faith journeys and on Christianity as a whole, noting specifically his emphasis on unity.
The afternoon ceremony ended with a formal acceptance of the library by Dr. Jeff Cary, dean of the College of Biblical Studies, and closing remarks by Shawn Tyler, Director of MissionLink and Lecturer in Residence at LCU.
