Lexington Baptist Association

Dr. Johnny Rumbough

Director of Missions

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Johnny Rumbough serves as the Director of Missions for the Lexington Baptist Association. He is a graduate of Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Fort Worth, TX). 

He is married to Valerie English Rumbough. Valerie is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner. She is Chief Operations Officer for the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina. They have two children – (Son) Jason is married to Kelli and they have Micah (daughter), Luka (son) and newborn, Noel (daughter); and (Daughter) Jamie is married to Kenny Kelly. 

He came to Lexington Baptist Association as the DoM in 1996. Prior to LBA, he held two NAMB appointments (Church Extension – Greenville, SC and Church Planter – Tega Cay, SC). He has eleven years in pastorate and associate pastor roles.  

Johnny’s passion is to equip churches and associations with the disciplines to live like 1^st century Christians. He is co-founder of “Every Member a Missionary” (lay missionary small group training).

Rev. David Lee

Director of Lay Mobilization

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David Lee is a missionary of the North American Mission Board’s Ministry Evangelism Team serving as Director of Lay Mobilization in Lexington Baptist Association in South Carolina.

Born in Hong Kong, he entered the United States in 1972 and became a naturalized citizen in October of 1987. He has both a graduate and undergraduate degree from The University of North Texas in Denton, TX and a Master of Divinity degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.

Lee served as a church planter intern through the former Home Mission Board in Coca, Florida. He was the founding pastor of the Chinese Baptist Church, Boston, Massachusetts. He served for 13 years on the staff of the South Carolina Baptist Convention as Director of Asian Ministry before serving on the staff of Lexington Baptist Association.

He is married to the former Suzanne Townsend, a native of South Carolina. The couple has two daughters.

Wayne Kesner

Director of Administration

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Jamie Kelly

Director of Communications and Administration

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