The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1191 held its monthly lunch meeting on Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022, at the Asian King Buffet in Waxahachie.

Presenting to our NARFE Chap. 1191 meeting on Tues., 12 Apr 2022, at the Asian King Buffet in Waxahachie was guest speaker, Dr. Joe Langley, welcomed by Ralph Nelson, NARFE Program Coordinator from Waxahachie. (Submitted Photo)

The guest speaker was Dr. Joe Langley, Pastor of Park Meadows Baptist Church in Waxahachie since its beginning. A West Texas native, he completed his undergraduate work at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene   and   received his doctorate from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Joe and his wife, Cheryl, moved to Waxahachie in the mid 1980’s and together began the work of reaching north Ellis county with the message of God’s unconditional love and grace. Two recent books by Dr. Langley are Unfiltered Grace and Children and Grace.

Dr. Langley’s talk to the NARFE chapter was of some of the humorous events that have been part of his church and pastorate experience. A question and answer session followed his interesting presentation.

NARFE Chap. 1191 covers Ellis, Navarro and adjacent parts of the surrounding counties. Membership in NARFE is open to all active and retired federal employees and their spouses, former federal employees, and former spouses who are entitled to a federal survivor annuity.  For more information, please call Midlothian at 972-268-5793 or 972-775-2463, Waxahachie – 469-552-6649, Ennis – 214-949-6197, Red Oak – 412-722-6307, or Corsicana – 903-874-3092. You may also go to www.narfe.org or see NARFE Chapter 1191 on Facebook.