Alex & Jamie Pettett

Alex Pettett grew up in Greenville, SC, and graduated from the Citadel in 1996. His first foreign mission assignment was to Israel, where he served as a student pastor and earned the M.S. degree in Judaic studies from Hebrew University, Jerusalem. In 1999, Alex met his wife, Jamie, in Amman, Jordan, where she was studying Arabic and conducting outreach to women. Jamie received a B.A. in Islamic studies at the University of Illinois. Their common interests and studies led to their answering the Lord’s call to foreign missions and to their marriage in 2000. In 2001, Alex became youth pastor at First ARP, Gastonia, NC, and was introduced to the solid Reformed theological foundation of the ARP Church. The Pettetts served in Israel, as WW Cooperative Missionaries with a medical ministry, Shevet Achim, from 2006-2009, when they were forced to leave due to visa issues. Returning to their church community at First ARP, Gastonia, they joined the WW mission in Turkey, in 2011. In 2014, they returned to Greenville, SC, following Alex’s appointment as Executive Director of World Witness, beginning January 2015. The Pettetts have 3 children.