Sarepta Staff

Dr. Lex Bowen

Dr Lex Bowen is our director of missions. Lex is a native of Georgia and his hometown is Dawson. He is a graduate of Mississippi College where he majored in Religion. Lex received his Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and his Doctorate of Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. His ministry experience covers 20 years of pastoring in Oklahoma and Georgia. He served as Church Planter in Singapore for 3 & 1/2 years. To enhance his experience, Lex worked as a Ministry Consultant with the INJOY group (Dr. John Maxwell) and a Church Consultant with LifeWay. Lex has been married to Pam since 1975 and they have two adult children-Spencer- married to Claire and Amanda-married to Bryce and they have a year-old son, Brayden.

Phil Smith

Director of the International Friends English Teaching Ministry. Phil and his wife Linda co-ordinate the work of numerous volunteers who assist in this ministry. They also Minister to the families of those enrolled in the program.

Kara Rebitch

Kara began as Sarepta's Administrative Assistant the first week of February 2007.  Kara comes to us with a wealth of experience having served over 17 years in churches as an Administrative Assistant.  She is a native of Pennsylvania but she and her husband Tony have lived in the Athens area since 1995. Tony is employed as a Quality Specialist for Overhead Door Corporation.  They have been married since 1981. They have three children, Justin-a graduate of Georgia Southern University in Sport Management-Justin is the Athletics Supervisor for the Barrow County Recreational Department; Amanda-married to Chris Huffman and they have a 2 granddaughters- Bailey and Hannah; Amanda is a student at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Extension in Atlanta majoring in preschool and children's ministry, and Alex-a graduate of UGA in International Affairs. 

Emily Fleming

Financial Secretary and Church Financial Consultant.  Emily has been with Sarepta since 2000. A native of Gainesville, GA, she has lived in Athens since 1981, currently residing on a farm in southerastern Clarke County with her husband, Frank. They have two children, Anna (married to Mark Coxwell) and Nelson. Emily has a M.A. in English from UGA, and has been trained as a financial consultant with the Georgia Baptist Convention. She is a member of Green Acres Baptist Church.