#BJU Board of Trustees

[wutbju]

This is not really ominous. It's just curious.

When the Board meets on Holy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday, they will not be meeting in the fancy schmancy Board room in the Library.

They'll be in the regular ol' Student Center.

What happened to the Board room?

#Bob Jones University #BJU Board of Trustees #Mack Library #Board Room

[wutbju]

Mike Harding continues his defense:

If anyone ever did such a thing, they would be removed from the board immediately. No one on the board has that kind of character." (Verbatim from Dr. Harding.)

Yeah, right. BJU has housed all kinds of unsavory characters on its Board. Where do we begin with this? There's always Chuck Phelps.

#Bob Jones University #Positive BJU Grads #Steve Pettit #Bob Jones III #BJU Board of Trustees #PBJU #BJU is NOT Safe

[wutbju]

Eric Hutton seems perplexed by Hantz Bernard's list-from-Strong's:

Even though we triple checked our facts with BJU insiders closest to the crisis, Dr. Bernard appears to believe that our updated open letter was full of lies. He replied to the concerns of alumni and friends with a list of bible verses about lying. See the text of his email: Psalm 15:1-3 - "Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? 2 He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; 3 He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;" Exodus 20:16 - "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." John 8:44 - "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it." Ephesians 4:25 - "Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another." Proverbs 6:16-19 - "These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren." Matthew 15:19 - "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies." Isaiah 59:7 - "Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths." James 3:8-9 - "But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God." Colossians 2:8 - "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ." (Verbatim from Dr. Bernard's email reply to a positive grad.)

Quelle Surprise, +++Positives+++.

#Bob Jones University #Positive BJU Grads #Steve Pettit #Bob Jones III #BJU Board of Trustees #PBJU #Hantz Bernard

[wutbju]

And here it comes:

We have come to the point where we have little confidence that the students that we send to you will return to be supportive members of our local churches.

This is huge. It’s huge because it’s a power shift.

For decades BJU has told churches what to do: always immerse, don’t be Calvinistic, send students to BJU.

But in this sentence, the fundamentalist churches are putting a line in the sand. Implied is the idea that the churches hold the power that BJU needs.

Now, of course, the students are no where in this equation. Parents don’t exist. Education is not here either. Are students going to “return” to their home church and be “supportive.”

That’s the drama here. But it’s a shift. The churches are the agents in this story now.

#Bob Jones University #BJU Board of Trustees #John Lewis #Bob Jones III #PBJU #Steve Pettit #FBFI #Make Pettit Prez again

[wutbju]

Even though we triple checked our facts with BJU insiders closest to the crisis, Dr. Bernard appears to believe that our updated open letter was full of lies.

Again -- you're surprised? This is their tactic. This has always been their tactic. Always. We've documented it for decades!

#Bob Jones University #Positive BJU Grads #Steve Pettit #Bob Jones III #BJU Board of Trustees #PBJU

[wutbju]

We all know now that the +++Positive+++ push for John Lewis to resign did work. You have to give them that. They didn't know that yet.

Even with all their FB "engagements,"

And yet, Dr. Lewis still has not resigned. Dr. Lewis has refused to meet with us and has prevented other board members from meeting with us to discuss the content of the updated open letter and the first steps of fundamental board reform at BJU. He seems to have dug in.

I'm still really surprised that they were surprised. Have they met a fundamentalist pastor?

#Bob Jones University #Positive BJU Grads #Steve Pettit #Bob Jones III #BJU Board of Trustees #PBJU

[wutbju]

So what can the +++Positives+++ do? According to Eric Hutton:

So, what can we do? As alumni and friends of BJU, we cannot stand by and let these nine board members destroy BJU. But we cannot write any more emails or letters. They are not moving Dr. Lewis to change. Here's an option: Will you join us March 27-28, 2023, for a "Prayer and Praise" homecoming in Greenville? We need to show up for the future of BJU. Save the date; Save the College. Please continue to pray for the faculty. Tomorrow is an important day. On March 1, each faculty member must decide if they will renew their annual employment contracts. It will be very interesting to see the actual outcome in faculty non-renewals for the 2023-2024 school year. Please pray for the students as well, as the decisions of faculty affect them too. We are the loving and loyal alumni and friends. We love BJU and are committed not only to its survival, but to its long-term success. We are trusting God as He continues to lead us forward.

That "Prayer and Praise" event became a "Prayer and Pivot" event. Remember?

#Bob Jones University #Positive BJU Grads #Steve Pettit #Bob Jones III #BJU Board of Trustees #PBJU

[wutbju]

Russ McClure asks in the +++Positives+++ group about what happens if the school closes.

Now Russ should read WutBJU. We’ve had this information for years.

Article XI. Dissolution of Corporation and Liquidation of the University

Section 1. In the event the time should ever come when the Board determines that it cannot maintain the positions outlined in the preamble, bylaws, or policies or the operation of the University is no longer feasible, the Executive Committee shall be authorized to close the University and dispose of the property with the approval of the Board of Trustees. The Executive Committee shall function as the representative agent of the Board of Trustees to find a suitable buyer for the property. The Executive Committee is not authorized to accept any offer without the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Proceeds from the sale will be used first to settle any outstanding financial obligations of the University, for teach-out purposes and then to compensate present employees with a generous severance payment based on years of service and merit. The remainder will go to ministries that are aligned spiritually and philosophically with the founding purposes of Bob Jones University. These ministries will be chosen by the Board of Trustees.

Section 2. The Executive Committee is charged with the duty of enforcing the above provision. The Executive Committee shall have the power to call a meeting of the Board when, in their sound judgment, it appears that the University can no longer be operated in accordance with the principles set forth herein or if the pulpit or classroom ever departs from the University creed, embraces a non-propositional or allegorical view of the Scriptures or an evolutionary view of creation, or ceases to believe that "whatever the Bible says is so." The majority of the Board of Trustees, in pursuit of this notice, is mandated and directed to carry out the above provisions for the dissolution of the corporation and the liquidation of the property. The vote to dissolve the corporation will be made by the Board of Trustees. For this vote, at least twenty (20) members shall be required and must be in personal attendance.

Now that’s the version from November 2013. I have earlier versions as well, and it’s fairly consistent. If you’d like to see the earlier versions, I can show you those. Just ask!

But Bruce McBride, honey. No. Furman University will not be buying that campus. First of all, have you BEEN to Furman’s campus? They don’t need BJU’s hand-me-downs.

The chatter around Greenville for years has been Knox White wants 29614 for the city buildings.

#Bob Jones University #BJU Board of Trustees #John Lewis #Bob Jones III #PBJU #Steve Pettit #Closure #Financial Crisis #Furman University #Positive BJU Grads

[wutbju]

We might as well go ahead and congratulate him:

Alan Benson is the next no-longer-interim-and-not-just-acting President of Bob Jones University.

The reason is this recent Collegian article only published after the Board meeting this past week.

I mean, come ON! It's so obvious with these glowing pictures of him and the copy.

Bob Jones University’s acting CEO Dr. Alan Benson said he plans to apply for the position of university president when the time comes. Dr. Benson spoke of his plans during a wide-ranging interview with The Collegian about his work at the university prior to being named acting CEO and the process of the presidential search, which will end with a new president named, the sixth in the university’s history. He spoke of his childhood and what led him to BJU. He also gave insight into his goals as acting CEO and shared advice for the student body.

It's such an obvious puff piece, delivered so that the Alumni and Student Body would get used to the idea and chat it up during Homecoming.

The timing is so transparent too. They've planned this for a long time.

And they want to quell any +++Positive+++ crankiness.

#Bob Jones University #Alan Benson #Make President Benson Again #Bertson #Make BJU Benson Again #BJu Board of Trustees

[wutbju]

Professor Lonnie Polson posted his comments to the BJU Board of Trustees Executive Committee yesterday.

Now, Lonnie is logical and strategic. I don't think I worked with anyone in the BJU Speech dept who more clearly demonstrated the gift of administration as the Apostle Paul describes it. He's a problem-solver through and through.

So when Lonnie gives advice, honestly? You should listen. Just sayin'. And he told the Executive Committee:

I'm writing to petition the executive committee of the board to name Dr. Gary Weier (or another current administrator or senior faculty member) as interim president. It's been an incredibly stressful year for the BJU family. What the faculty and students need most is a season of stability and healing. My fear is that naming an interim from outside the current leadership would be counterproductive to meeting that need. I believe also that naming a current administrator or senior faculty member as interim would send a reassuring message to those who are considering attending BJU. We have so many potential applicants who have not yet "pulled the trigger" on full application because they're taking a wait-and-see approach. I can't blame them. We could do much to communicate stability and viability to our constituency by appointing a known entity from within the current leadership as the face of the school. Frankly, the primary existential threat to the university is low enrollment. Naming a current administrator or senior faculty member as interim would also allow the board adequate time to recruit and vet a new president without having to onboard a temporary one. I do not presume to speak for the entire faculty, but I'm convinced nearly all of us would give similar input. Thanks for listening.

The big takeaways here are, it seems to me:

The BJU students and employees are exhausted.

Applicants for the Class of 2027 are hesitant.

Low enrollment is imminent and would kill BJU.

A temporary/interim needs to be an internal hire.

Gary Weier would be the best choice.

Lonnie's right, of course. I can't say that loudly enough. When Lonnie gives advice, you should listen.

Will they?

#Bob Jones University #BJu Board of Trustees #The End is Near #Gary Weier #Lonnie Polson #Closure #Interim President #Make BJU Great Again #Make Pettit Prez Again #Make BJU Exist Again

[wutbju]

The people interviewing with the Board are not mincing words.

For instance, no BJU president ever has been an official member of a local church.

Right now you're thinking, "Wait. I know Dr. Bob was a member of [insert the church you attended]." Every BJU person has said that. Every one assumes that BJU's top man was a member at their own church. He can't be a member of Hampton Park, Mount Calvary, and Heritage at the same time.

That means, as candidates have been explaining to the Board, that BJU's top man is under no one's authority. He is at the top of the accountability food chain.

That's not good.

I remember when there was a push for the Administrators to finally join a local church. Only two had been members of a church. When Darren Lawson finally joined Heritage Bible, his son had to be baptized at age 17 in order to join.

Think of it -- a child of a BJU administrator had not received this very important Christian sacrament.

Many other BJU employees never attended any church outside the campus.

They never had communion. Their children or they themselves had not been baptized. That's bad.

This is really bad. No accountability. No baptism. No communion. Can you call yourself a Christian without these things?

#Bob Jones University #Make BJU President Again #Make BJU President Exist Again #BJU Board of Trustees #Church Membership #Sacraments

[wutbju]

Wait.

Each side must show that no one “wins” unless the cause wins. Only one side, the university’s side, must come out the winner. That will not happen if the permanent is sacrificed on the altar of the immediate.

All -- The Board and The President -- must be subsumed under “the cause.”

It’s all just a round-about way of saying that Bob Jones III has to be happy no matter what, isn’t it?

Even adding the Founder’s Chapel Saying at the end -- that just basically says the Bob Jones can never leave BJU.

#Bob Jones University #BJU Board of Trustees #John Lewis #Bob Jones III #PBJU #Steve Pettit

[wutbju]

The old-school fundies accused the Beauty and the Beast production at BJU this Spring of being “WOKE.”

Tale as old as time....

#Bob Jones University #BJU Board of Trustees #John Lewis #Bob Jones III #PBJU #Steve Pettit

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Rick Altizer, President +++Positive+++, posted this this morning at 7:45am on Friday, April 7, 2023 -- Good Friday.

But now it's deleted.

Since WutBJU, too, “has a duty to disclose confidential information," I include it here for the record. This shows the +++Positives+++ agenda:

Before we pause to meditate and worship our Risen Lord, a few clean up notes from yesterday:

First, we are thankful that John Lewis did the right thing (finally) yesterday and resigned. Based on the facts of the situation, we believe there are at least two other board members who also need to resign--Joe Helm and Hantz Bernard. They were in league with John Lewis throughout the leadership crisis of the last year. This was a completely avoidable and intentional campaign on their part to unseat a much loved and effective university president before his final term. They need to resign immediately so the board can begin the process of moving forward.

Secondly, we were surprised and offended by the "official" Dear Alumni post yesterday around 5pm. While positive bju is not the only Facebook group and certainly not the only Facebook group who needed to hear their oddly timed message, we are the only alumni and friends group who confronted the unethical behavior of the BJU board and single-mindedly defended Dr. Pettit. No good deed goes unpunished, comes to mind.

For those of you who have followed the action closely and consistently (most of you) we have defended and praised the BJU Alumni Association and supported the student recruitment team consistently. We will continue to do this, though with less enthusiasm perhaps until we have an opportunity to discuss with them the purpose and intent of their public letter to all alumni.

With regards to the letter itself. We agree that name calling including wishing harm to anyone has no place in social media. We agree that outside groups like FBI should refrain from trying to exert undue influence over the board at BJU. We are alumni and friends. We have only advocated for maintaining good executive leadership (Steve Pettit) and removing unethical and ineffective board leadership.

Unlike the FBFI, we have never advocated for any specific policy. We trust the administration to decide what is best for the operations of the school itself. As we have said, we are not "progressive". We are not advocating for more liberal or more lax anything. What we cannot accept is a divided and dysfunctional board that opposes its own board approved policies and bullies and intimidates the administrators. It is not only wrong, but also counterproductive to the growth and success of the institution.

Finally, with respect to confidential information we have shared. When a board member, administrator, or alumni (one of us) becomes aware of wrongdoing, we have a duty to disclose it. With respect to board members in SC, the duty of care and duty of loyalty to the institution is a statutory requirement in the law. The duty of confidentiality is not. While there may be policies and best practices that govern confidentiality on private boards, these are superseded by the statutory and fiduciary duty of care and loyalty to BJU when wrongdoing happens on the board. Positive BJU celebrates and salutes every courageous source who helped to expose the details of the bad decisions and actions of Lewis, Bernard, and Helm. While it has been messy at times, these men are being held to account by the off campus and on campus stakeholders for the first time in nearly 100 years and that historic first naturally resulted in defensive backlash.

We didn't expect a defensive backlash from the university, but we accept the points of agreement even while we reject the tone and timing of it. In any event, we can forgive and to forge ahead with this historic fundamental board reset leading to a very bright future for BJU. Thank you!

#Bob Jones University #Make Positives Positive Again #Rick Altizer #The End is Near #Make Pettit Prez again #Make Lewis Lewis Again #Make BJU Great Again #BJu Board of Trustees #Pause

[wutbju]

March 21, 2023

Dear BJU Board of Trustees:

Serving as the President of Bob Jones University has been one of the greatest privileges and honors of my life. Being a part of continuing the legacy of our Founder has been a great duty I have joyfully carried. I am also profoundly grateful for the incredible people I have had the privilege to serve alongside in this great work and the thousands of BJU alumni I have met along the way. After much prayer and consideration, however, I have decided that I cannot continue to serve as the President of Bob Jones University if Dr. John Lewis remains Chairman of the Board.

This is not a conclusion I have reached lightly. When the Board reelected me to another three.year term on November 17, 2022, the Trustees overwhelmingly affirmed and endorsed my leadership and the direction of the University. I believed that the vote showed that we were united in purpose and direction, and my team and I rolled up our sleeves and went to work with the same objectives that we have pursued during my entire tenure as President under the chairmanship of Larry Jackson and then John Lewis.

In the months that followed, I realized that the unity I had hoped for was not to be. In fact, the dysfunction within the Board's leadership increased, and I have become even more deeply concerned over recent decisions of the Board Chairman, who appears to be committed to taking the University in a new and unknown direction. I have, therefore, concluded it is not possible for me to remain as President of the University if Dr. Lewis remains Chairman. I have come to this conclusion for some of the following reasons.

First, although I have repeatedly urged the Chairman-both in private and before the Board.to pursue unity, he has not done so and, instead, has adopted a posture of secrecy and hostility toward the Board and the administration. For example, Executive Committee meetings have been moved to Bob Jones Ill's residence. The Chairman forbade Trustees from telling the University's professional parliamentarian and longstanding corporate c9unsel about a meeting of the Board that had been called in February 2023. Minutes oft he Executive Committee meetings often have not been timely prepared and provided to other Trustees.

Contrary to University policies, sensitive Board documentation has been stored outside the University's secured network on a new computer purchased at the Chairman's instruction. Our Board portal, Gavenda, was altered to prevent or hinder Trustees from printing documents.

All requests for Board information must now go through the Chairman exclusively. A new outside lawyer, Ashley Abel, has been retained, supposedly by the Board, but to my knowledge, the full Board has not even been made aware of that. Rather, Mr. Abel appears to be advising the Chairman and select members of the Executive Committee exclusively, and he refuses to communicate with or respond to other Trustees or the administration without the Chairman's permission. None of this has been explained to the Board or me. By both his actions and his example, the Chairman has heightened, not alleviated, the disunity of the Board over the past several months.

Second, the Chairman has continued to display either an uncaring or cavalier disregard for the cause of troubling financial numbers triggered by the ongoing dysfunction and uncertainty. On a number of occasions over the past months, the University's CFO has communicated to the Executive Committee and the Board about shortfalls in the University's current and projected financials and about ongoing deficits in donations and enrollment that are directly linked to a loss of confidence in the University's direction under the current Board leadership. On each occasion, the Chairman has either misunderstood or deliberately minimized the importance and relevance of the information, causing great concern among our administration that the Chairman seems completely disinterested in the financial stability of the University.

Third, poor decisions have been recently made by the Chairman concerning good board governance. In the signing of my contract, the Board agreed to board training. Recently, a key opportunity arose for board education and the building of good relationships with SACSCOC. The President of SACSCOC offered to come to the campus of BJU to speak to our Board of Trustees during our Spring meeting. The Chairman refused to accept the offer because he deemed the schedule to be too busy. I appealed the decision, and the Chairman turned it down a second time. Another disregard for good corporate governance happened recently when a Trustee was selected by the Executive Committee to serve on the board of the BJU Education Group, despite the fact that this method of selection was contrary to the Education Group's Bylaws. When the Chairman learned that appointing the Trustee was a violation of the Bylaws and that the BJUEG Board of Trustees did not accept his appointment, the Chairman reacted with irritation and resistance to the decisions of the BJUEG Board.

Fourth, the Chairman has taken actions in the past few weeks to thwart the Trustees' decision in February to report a matter to the University's Title IX coordinator as required by law. This followed months of ignoring, minimizing, and delaying consideration of the issue, which arose from one Trustee's alleged public comments to an alumnus in the presence of a faculty member about whether female students' clothing and female student athletes' uniforms accentuate their "boobs and butts." The alumnus' letter of complaint to the Board also alleged that the Trustee may have taken unconsented photographs of female students. I don't know if Letter to the Board of Trustees these allegations are true or not, but our obligation was (and is) to treat them the same way we would any other such allegations, and in February, the Trustees agreed to refer the matter to the Title IX coordinator. The Chairman has recently taken the following steps to impede or obstruct this investigation:

When the University's Title IX coordinator requested relevant excerpts of Board meeting minutes, the Chairman responded eight days later by providing one set of meeting minutes that were almost entirely redacted (including any relevant discussion) and an excerpt from a single Executive Committee meeting containing two relevant sentences.

He followed up on that by sending the Title IX coordinator a four-page letter plus attachments on March 17, 2023, that did the following:

o Ordered the coordinator to suspend and postpone the inquiry and investigation until a later date;

o Falsely accused me of working secretly with Positive BJU to weaponize the Title IX process in a coup d'etat of the Chairman;

o Falsely accused the Title IX coordinator of lying to the Board;

o Complained about the Notice of Formal Complaint that the coordinator had issued as required by law; and

o Falsely accused the University's independent outside Title IX counsel of bias and conflict of interest.

I am not commenting on the merits or demerits of the Title IX claim. But, as the Trustees agreed in February, referring the matter to the Title IX coordinator to follow the normal course is the right (and legally required) thing to do. Impeding that process is not. The Chairman's recent actions place the University and the Board in a perilous position.

The current direction is not sustainable. I am walking down a dark road with no light ahead. The future of BJU requires the Chairman and the President to work together. It is not happening now, and I can't see it happening in the future. Normal communication and transparency must exist between the Chairman and the President in order for the University to function daily. Right now, things are dysfunctional, and our working relationship is irreparably broken.

Urgency demands that a decision must be made regarding the relationship between the Chairman and me if we are going to move the institutional mission forward.

Therefore, I cannot continue to work in a relationship with Dr. John Lewis as the Chairman of the Board. I serve at the pleasure of the Board, and I am willing and confident that I can continue to work with this Board, but I request that Dr. Lewis step down from his position as Chairman and off the BJU Executive Committee at or before the March 29, 2023, Board meeting, to be effective immediately.

I'm not oblivious to the effect my decision may have on the University's students, employees, and executives, but the current situation is unsustainable for the University, its mission, its personnel, and my family. If Dr. Lewis remains the Chairman or a member of the Executive Committee, I am prepared to tender my resignation as President of Bob Jones University on March 31, 2023, to be effective immediately.

Respectfully,

Steve Pettit

Dear John and Trustees,

Terry and I got home yesterday evening from our time away. I am responding briefly to the letter sent by the Chairman yesterday to make sure that the critical decision before us doesn’t get lost in a back-and-forth about the specific reasons that led me to reach the conclusion of my March 21 letter.

The bottom line, and the decision before you is this: I cannot continue to work in a relationship with Dr. John Lewis as Chairman of the Board, and I request that he step down from his position as Chairman and off the Executive Committee at or before the March 29, 2023, Board meeting. If Dr. Lewis remain the Chairman of the Board or a member of the Executive Committee, I am prepared to tender my resignation as President on March 31, 2023, to be effective immediately.

You may agree with some, all, or none of my reasons for reaching that conclusion. But either way, the fact remains: you will have to make a choice between two possible outcomes.

I pray that God will give us wisdom in the days ahead.

Respectfully,

Steve

#Bob Jones University #Steve Pettit #Make BJU Great Again #Positive BJU Grads #BJU Board of Trustees #The End is Near

[wutbju]

When the +++Positives+++ released this letter in January 2023, they blacked out all of the signatories but one:

The full signature line was:

Sincerely, The Executive Board of the Foundations Baptist Fellowship International Approved unanimously with one abstention by the FBFI Board at the 2022 Winter Board Meeting

So yes, Bob Jones III was writing to his own legacy institution to “being to make corrections.”

WutBJU doesn’t know who was present at this Winter Board Meeting of the FBFI outside of Bob Jones III.

But here’s the current slate of officers of the FBFI:

Dr. Kevin Schaal President/CEO Northwest Valley Baptist Church 4030 W Yorkshire Drive Glendale, AZ 85308 Phone: [phone]

Dr. Gordon Dickson Chairman Calvary Baptist Church 2000 Broad Ave Findlay, OH 45840 Phone: [phone]

Pastor Taigen Joos Vice Chairman Heritage Baptist Church 8186 Dover Point Road Dover, NH 03820 Phone: [phone]

Dr. Bud Steadman Secretary Baptist World Mission PO Box 2149 Decatur, AL 35602-2149 Phone: [phone]

Pastor Michael Privett Treasurer Summit View Baptist Church 31 N Highway 25 Bypass Travelers Rest, SC 29617 Phone:  [phone]

And the Executive Board:

Dr. Ron Allen Bible Baptist Church 2724 Margaret Wallace Road Matthews, NC 28105 704.535.1692

Rev. Mike Ascher Good News Baptist Church 3252 Taylor Road Chesapeake, VA 23321 757.488.3241

Dr. James Baker Tabernacle Baptist Church 717 N. Whitehurst Landing Road Virginia Beach, VA 23464 757.424.4673

Rev. Earl Barnett King Cove Bible Chapel PO Box 45 King Cove, AK 99612 [phone] [phone] Cell

Dr. David Byford Faith Baptist Church 7023 Deer Trail Road Manhattan KS 66503 785.539.3363

Dr. Robert Condict Upper Cross Roads Baptist Church 2717 Greene Road Baldwin MD 21013 410.557.7427

Rev. Jeff Davis EMU International 325 Regency Circle Anderson, SC 29625 864.617.7156

Mr. Roger Duvall 22 Elmwood Drive Taylors, SC 29687 864.420.0892

Dr. Ken Endean Tri-City Baptist Church 2211 W Germann Road Chandler, AZ 85286 480.245.7969

Pastor Tony Facenda Stillwaters Baptist Church Milepost 4 1/2 US 158 Nags Head, NC 27959 [phone]

CH (COL) Gary Fisher 2634 Wisser Street​ Honolulu, HI 98619 785.492.7667

Pastor Terry Hamilton Friendship Baptist Church 700 Boyson Rd NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 319.393.6990

Dr. Mike Harding First Baptist Church of Troy 2601 John R Troy MI 48084 810.689.4555

Dr. Craig Hartman Shalom Ministries Inc 2152 Ralph Avenue #601 Brooklyn NY 11234 718.232.8233

Dr. Dale Heffernan Midland Baptist Church 1860 North Tyler Road Wichita, KS 67212 316.721.1860

Rev. Arin Hess 7210 Orchard Street Lincoln, NE 68505 402.750.0555

Dr. David Innes Hamilton Square Baptist Church 1212 Geary St. San Francisco CA 94109 415.673.8586

Rev. Don Johnson Grace Baptist Church 2731 Matson Road Victoria, BC CANADA V9B 4M5

Dr. Stephen Jones Bob Jones University 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd Greenville, SC 29614

Dr. Larry Karsies Harvest Hills Baptist Church 9713 North County Line Road Yukon, OK 73099 405.721.1920

Dr. Mark Minnick Mt. Calvary Baptist Church 115 Cedar Lane Road Greenville SC 29601 864.233.1684

Rev. Jeff Musgrave The Exchange 10100 Glenayre Court Parker, CO 80134 303.798.1204

Dr. Larry Oats Maranatha Baptist University 745 West Main Street Watertown WI 53094 920.206.2324

Dr. David Pennington Penn Coaching & Consulting 2018 Freeport Drive Indian Trail, NC 28079 317.507.6001

Dr. Chuck Phelps Colonial Hills Baptist Church 8140 Union Chapel Road Indianapolis, IN 46240 317.253.5597

Dr. Kent Ramler People’s Baptist Church 6648 Carpenter Road Frederick, MD 21703 301.473.5635

Dr. C. Matthew Recker Heritage Baptist Church PO Box 7925 New York NY 10016 212.947-5316

Rev. Stephen Russell Central Baptist Church 1812 Honeysuckle Road Dothan AL 36305-4224 334.794.9214

Dr. Dale Seaman Calvary Baptist Church 1768 N Newcomb Street Porterville, CA 93257 559.783.0857

Dr. Will Senn Tri-City Baptist Church 6953 W 92nd Lane Westminster, CO 80021-4074 303.424.2287

Rev. Ron Smith Jr Victory Baptist Church/AFBM PO Box 2462 California City CA 93504 760.373.7314

Rev. Jeremy Sweatt Farmington Avenue Baptist Church 149 Mountain Rd West Hartford CT 06107 860.521.8380

Rev. Dan Unruh Westside Baptist Church 6260 West 4th Street Greeley CO 80634 970.346.8610

Dr. John C. Vaughn 109 Saffron Way Taylors SC 29687 864.325.2531

CH (COL) Joe Willis USAR RET 2021 Bradbury Rd Adams TN 37010 813.767.2734

Pastor Doug Wright Keystone Baptist Church 15 Keystone Lane Berryville, VA 22611 540.955.3410

Dr. Mike Yarborough Faith Baptist Church 1445 Fertilizer Road Riegelwood, NC 28456 919.622.5309

Dr. Wayne Van Gelderen Jr. Falls Baptist Church N69 W12703 Appleton Avenue Menomonee Falls WI 53051 414.251.7051

And then the board members they keep around on an “Advisory Board”:

Rev. Mark Brock Crossway Baptist Church 4600 Ashe Rd. #318 Bakersfield, CA 93313 661.900.2578

Dr. Ron Ehmann Northwest Baptist Missions PO Box 548 Toole, UT 84074

Mr. Mark Herbster Maranatha Baptist University 745 West Main Street Watertown, WI 53094

Dr. Marty Herron Harvest Baptist Church PO Box 23189 Barrigada, GU 96921

Dr. Jeff Kahl W10085 Pike Plains Road Dunbar, WI 54119 704.989.8517

Dr. Greg Kaminski Westside Baptist Church 1375 Irving Road Eugene, OR 07404

CDR Tavis Long, CHC, USN 1820 Sunsprite Loop Chesapeake, VA 23323 662.812.5288

Ch. Maj. Nathan Mestler International Baptist College 2211 W Germann Rd Chandler, Arizona 85286

Rev. Dan Pelletier Hamilton Square Baptist Church 1212 Geary Blvd. San Francisco, CA 94109

CH (COL) Michael Shellman 206 South Courthouse Road Arlington, VA 22204 910.309.6776 Board Emeritus

Dr. Rick Arrowood 104 Rambling Creek Cv Byron, GA 31008-9584 317.217.1600

Dr. Charles Britt Sr. 3979 Kristen Street Spring Hill TN 37174 931.489.9248

Dr. Gerald Carlson 53 Gideon Road Sebring, FL 33870 252.452.1112

Dr. Edward Caughill 206 Cooleys Crest Lane Inman SC 29349 757.479.1195

Dr. Walter Coles Good News Baptist Church 3252 Taylor Road Chesapeake VA 23321 757.488.3241

Dr. Johnny Daniels Calvary Baptist Tabernacle PO Box 3390 Carolina, PR 00984 787.750.2227

Dr. Bill Hall 75 Wintergreen Ave Greeneville TN 37745 423.638.8087

Dr. Bruce Hamilton Hamilton Acres Baptist Church 138 Farewell Avenue Fairbanks AK 99701 907.456.5995

Dr. Bob Jones III Bob Jones University 419 Library Drive Greenville SC 29609 864.242.5100

Dr. Peter Maruyama Narashino Baptist Church 4-17-10, Moto-Ohkubo Narashino, Chiba 275-0012 JAPAN 011.047.477.8910

Mr. Mike Moreau Harvest Media, Inc 22 Briarwood Court Schaumburg IL 60193 847.352.4345

Dr. Fred Moritz 149 Marsh Creek Drive Garner, NC 27529 [phone]

Dr. Les Ollila PO Box 40 Pembine, WI 54156 715.324.6900

Rev. Wilbur W. Schoneweis Emmanuel Independent Baptist Church 411 Blunt Street Clay Center KS 67432 785.632.5939

Dr. Robert Taylor Colonial Hills Baptist Church 8140 Union Chapel Road Indianapolis IN 46240 317.253.5597

Dr. George Youstra 1984 Georgia Circle Clearwater FL 33760 727.538.1920

I’ve bolded those names who are either current or former members of the BJU Board of Trustees. UPDATE: I eliminated this indication after receiving all the names who signed.

The men present who voted unanimously were either all of those or some of those. We don’t know. We can presume that the Officers were all likely present: Kevin Schaal, Gordan Dickson, Taigen Joos, Bud Steadman, and Michael Privett.

Who abstained? Bob III didn’t. Mike Harding as a present BJU Board member? Stephen Jones as a very absent member of the Royal family? Mark Minnick as a current employee?

The only name on there that I can guarantee did not abstain was Don Johnson, but he’s an old friend of mine. ;)

What do you think?

UPDATE, May 15, 2023: The Positives have added an unredacted signatory list. WutBJU will mark all those signatories on the above list in bold italics.

#Bob Jones University #BJU Board of Trustees #John Lewis #Bob Jones III #PBJU #Steve Pettit #FBFI #Make Pettit Prez Again #Make BJU Great Again #Stephen Jones #Mike Harding #Kevin Schall #Bud Steadman #Kevin Schaal #Michael Privett #Mark Minnick #Don Johnson