‘First Assemby’ bids fond farewell
Pastor Avril Langford
Pastor Avril Langford

–to fallen ‘Mighty Warrior’, Pastor Avril Langford

A SPIRITED Thanksgiving Service was held Thursday at the First Assembly of God Church (FAOG) on D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, in recognition and celebration of the life and work of the late Pastor Avril Gloria Langford.

Pastor Langford died on October 30, 2018, at age 78 after serving for more than 35 years as a pastor at First Assembly; during this time she fully committed herself to the glory and honour of the Lord and to winning countless souls for the kingdom.
She was a former board member and leader of the Deliverance Team at FAOG Wortmanville Fellowship; she also held key positions in the Women’s Ministry, the School Feeding Programme and was a Sunday school teacher for many years.

There were many glowing tributes in her honour during an Evening of Reflection on Wednesday, as well as a segment of tributes during the Thanksgiving Service on Thursday.
On one such occasion, she was aptly eulogised as “A Mighty Warrior for the Lord”, “A Phenomenal Woman” and a counsellor whose of life was worthy of emulation.
With amazing gifts of prophecy, healing and deliverance among other graces, Rev. Langford has left a legacy from which members of the congregation could benefit immensely, but never took the glory for herself.

She was also remembered as being a prayerful person; very humble and one whose life was a living example of sacrifice. “She has left a deep void that would be difficult to fill,” was the consensus of the membership of the church and indeed by all those whose lives she had touched.

Down-to-earth, but one who was a stickler for discipline and was known to call a ‘spade a spade,’ were also some other adjectives used to describe Pastor Langford.
Among the persons offering tributes to the “Mighty Warrior” were: Rev. Dr. Murtland Massiah CCH, Senior Pastor of First Assembly of God Church; Pastor Gavin Walker, of the United States of America; Pastor Wilfred Assanah; Pastor Lorraine Cannings; Pastor Anthony Semple and many others, whose lives she had touched in diverse ways.

Pastor Langford is survived by her husband Patrick and their four children, several grandchildren and adopted children and other relatives and friends.
Following the Thanksgiving Service her mortal remains were interred at Le Repentir Cemetery.

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