David Langley grew up in Columbia, Tennessee.  He graduated from Freed-Hardeman University with a Bachelor of Arts in Bible in 2002.  After college, he worked in China for 2 and ½ years, teaching English at a university in Hubei province.  From 2005 to 2008 David served as the Youth Minister for the Central church of Christ in Cleveland, Tennessee.  He obtained his Masters of Arts in New Testament from Freed-Hardeman University in 2008.  He has been married to Ya Ning Zhou for five years.  They have a young son, Rei.  David and Ya Ning are both tremendously excited about being able to work with the Beijing church of Christ.