Central Baptist College’s board of trustees announced Dr. Jeremy Langley as the next president of the institution last week. He brings more than two decades of combined experience in higher education, ministry and leadership to the position.
“Speaking for the entire CBC board, we are thrilled to name Dr. Jeremy Langley as the new President of Central Baptist College,” Kirk Shelton said, board chairman. “Our search began over a year ago with the announcement of President [Terry] Kimbrow’s planned retirement this year. We believe that God brought Dr. Langley to us, and as one board member said, ‘he checked all the boxes and exceeded our expectations.’”
In 2024, Langley served as CBC’s executive director. Before that, he spent more than a decade as the associate pastor of Brister Baptist Church in Emerson and seven years in various roles at Southern Arkansas University, including assistant to the president, associate director of athletics and assistant director of development.
He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in ministry leadership from Liberty University, an MFA in pastoral theology from the Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, a Master of Public Administration from Southern Arkansas University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science and mass communications from Ouachita Baptist University. He formerly served as Justice of the Peace on the Columbia County Quorum Court.
“I am honored to accept the call to serve as president of Central Baptist College,” Langley said. “This institution has a rich legacy of preparing students for lives of service grounded in biblical truth. I look forward to building on that legacy and leading the college into a season of growth and impact. My chief goal is to ensure CBC continues to be a place where Christ is exalted and God is glorified.”
Langley is the college’s 10th president in its 73-year history.
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