Alderson Broaddus University ( AB ) was a private Baptist university in Philippi, West Virginia . It was founded in 1871 and suspended its operations on August 31, 2023.
90-561: It was historically affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA . It was formed in 1932 as Alderson-Broaddus College by the union of two Baptist institutions: Alderson Junior College (founded 1901) and Broaddus College (founded 1871). The school adopted its final name in 2013. Prior to the university's closing, its academics were organized into five academic divisions: the College of Health, Science, Technology, and Math;
180-584: A blind trust , but that the process would take time because of their complexity. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic , Justice and his family's businesses received between $ 11 million and $ 24 million in aid through the Paycheck Protection Program . His luxury resort, the Greenbrier Hotel Corporation, received a loan of between $ 5 million and $ 10 million. The company did not promise to retain any jobs in exchange for
270-480: A congregationalist polity emphasizing local church autonomy. Local churches are organized into 33 regions; the ABCUSA General Board makes policy for the denomination's national agencies. However, board resolutions are not binding on local congregations. Three-fourths of the representatives to the ABCUSA General Board are nominated and elected by the regions. One-fourth of the representatives are nominated by
360-715: A training camp for the team to use in 2014 at the Greenbrier. Until 2019, he hosted the Greenbrier Classic , a PGA Tour event, at the Greenbrier annually. Justice lives in Lewisburg, West Virginia . He was sued about his residency by former state house assistant minority whip Isaac Sponaugle on the basis that Justice did not live in the West Virginia Governor's Mansion in Charleston. The state constitution requires
450-516: A 15,000-acre hunting and fishing preserve in Monroe County . Justice is a seven-time national corn growing champion. After his father's death in 1993, Justice inherited ownership of Bluestone Industries and Bluestone Coal Corporation. In 2009, he sold some of his coal business to the Russian company Mechel for $ 568 million. In 2015, after a huge drop in the price of coal led Mechel to close some of
540-419: A 2020 ProPublica investigation, Justice had paid more than $ 128 million in judgments and settlements over his businesses' unpaid bills. In October 2023, a federal court ordered the U.S. Marshal to seize and sell a helicopter the company owned to pay an $ 8 million judgment granted to a creditor. Forbes estimated Justice's net worth at $ 513.3 million as of October 2021. Justice serves as
630-424: A Democrat to a Republican, Senate President Mitch Carmichael called him "more Republican in his philosophies. Where he has gotten away from that a little bit is his tax-and-spend policies." In February 2021, Justice urged Senator Joe Manchin to vote for the $ 1.9 trillion stimulus package proposed by President Joe Biden , warning against being "fiscally responsible" and adding, "I don't really know exactly what
720-462: A believer in global warming, but I wouldn't sit here and say that I am not concerned." At the beginning of his second term as governor, Justice said he was a believer in alternative energy , pointing to his welcoming of Clearway Energy Group to begin construction of a wind farm , which will increase state wind power by 15%. But he added, "it is frivolous for us to think that today our nation can go forward without coal or without gas. There will be
810-590: A bill that would have allowed businesses to refuse service to LGBTQ customers. In 2023, Justice signed legislation prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors. In 2024, Justice said he would need to review and "see the bill" before committing to sign the Fairness Act, legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment and customer service industries, but added, "if you're lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, you're welcome to come to West Virginia" and participate in
900-599: A budget bill passed by the West Virginia legislature , Justice said the bill was "nothing more than a bunch of political you-know-what" and showed a prop featuring cow manure on a print copy of the bill. On August 3, 2017, Justice announced that he had rejoined the Republican Party. He made the announcement at a rally hosted by President Donald Trump in Huntington and also confirmed his support for Trump. Justice said he
990-430: A day we transition away from fossil fuels . But I frankly don't believe that it is now." Despite being one of the poorest states in the nation, West Virginia was, early on, second only to Alaska in vaccine distribution for COVID-19 . Since then, it has lagged behind the rest of the nation, ranking 40th in percentage of the population covered as of May 6, 2020. Justice encouraged West Virginians to get vaccinated with
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#17330940538691080-461: A female English bulldog named Babydog who has often appeared alongside him at public engagements, including at the 2024 Republican National Convention . Since 1992, Justice has been president of Beckley Little League. Justice has been the girls' basketball coach at Greenbrier East High School in Fairlea, West Virginia , since 2003, winning the state championship in 2012. In 2011, he also became
1170-532: A grass field used for intramural sports, a turf field stadium for football, lacrosse, and soccer teams, six academic buildings (including the Withers-Brandon complex for humanities and social sciences, the Kemper-Redd science building and Myers Hall for the health sciences), a building housing Pickett Library and Funkhouser Auditorium, and Wilcox Chapel. For much of its existence, Alderson Broaddus's primary sport
1260-488: A law a bill allowing gun owners to keep their guns locked in vehicles on their employers' property, a bill the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) supported. He also signed a bill legalizing hunting on Sundays on private land. On March 1, 2023, Justice signed into law a bill legalizing campus carry for those with concealed carry permits. Justice supports West Virginia's Medicaid expansion , which
1350-531: A more traditional characteristic of Baptist polity. The majority of churches in the North continued to work through these separate cooperating societies for missions and benevolence. In 1882, May Jones became the first ordained woman minister in the convention. The Northern Baptist Convention was founded in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 1907. Charles Evans Hughes , then Governor of New York and later Chief Justice of
1440-532: A proposal to withdraw from the ABCUSA over its refusal to discipline those regions that have supported homosexual-friendly policies. The Indiana-Kentucky region has also proposed a change in the denomination's bylaws that would prohibit the transfer of churches into another region if removed from the region because of the issue of homosexuality. In 2006, American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest split from
1530-505: A registered Republican before running for governor, he ran as a Democrat and defeated the Republican nominee, Bill Cole . Less than seven months after taking office, Justice switched back to the Republican Party after announcing his plans at a rally with U.S. president Donald Trump in the state. In the 2020 gubernatorial race , he was reelected over Democratic challenger Ben Salango. On April 27, 2023, Justice announced his candidacy for
1620-513: A rolling hilltop overlooking the Tygart Valley River and the community of Philippi, with its county courthouse, church spires and the historic Philippi Covered Bridge , used by both Confederate and Union troops during the first land battle of the Civil War. The Old Main building was built in 1909 but destroyed by fire in 1977. It was replaced by New Main, later renamed Burbick Hall, which
1710-1036: Is a Baptist Christian denomination established in 1907 as the Northern Baptist Convention , and named the American Baptist Convention from 1950 to 1972. It traces its history to the First Baptist Church in America (1638) and the Baptist congregational associations which organized the Triennial Convention in 1814. Headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania , ABCUSA is considered mainline , although varying theological and mission emphases may be found among its congregations, including modernist , charismatic and evangelical orientations. American Baptist Churches USA have their origins in
1800-591: Is incompatible with Biblical teaching." However, the denomination has never officially adopted the board's statement, and has also stated "We respect and will continue to respect congregational freedom on this issue". The ABCUSA has 16 affiliated universities and colleges affiliated with it , and a number of home and foreign missionary societies such as the American Baptist Home Mission Society and International Ministries . Among its universities and colleges, some are also dually-affiliated with
1890-421: Is known for using colorful metaphors and digs at political opponents. To improve West Virginia's budget situation, he has proposed raising the state's revenue by $ 450 million, primarily by increasing the consumer sales tax, reinstituting the business and occupation (B & O) tax , and establishing a "rich man's" tax. He also opposed plans to cut health and education spending. On April 13, 2017, while vetoing
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#17330940538691980-763: Is still the Word of God , yet shouldn't be taken completely literally. American Baptists believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God and the final authority in matters of faith. The ABCUSA affirms the Trinity , that the one God exists as three persons in complete unity: God the Father , God the Son , and God the Holy Spirit . They confess Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord through whom those who believe can have fellowship with God. He died, taking on
2070-467: The 2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia , looking to unseat incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin . On November 9, despite having filed paperwork to run for reelection, Manchin announced that he would retire at the end of his term, leaving the seat open. Justice became the Republican nominee on May 14, 2024, after defeating outgoing U.S. Representative Alex Mooney in the primary. He defeated
2160-510: The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists founded in 1993, an association favorable to the inclusion of homosexuals, a belief contrary to a resolution adopted by the denomination. So far, at least seven regions in the ABCUSA (Evergreen, Wisconsin, Rochester-Genesee, Metro Chicago, Metropolitan New York, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia) support full inclusion of homosexuals into Baptist life. Many ABCUSA churches have also partnered with
2250-611: The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists , which formed at the 1993 Biennial Meeting. However, several other ABCUSA regions and churches have opposed affirmation of homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgender identity. In 2004, the ABC Central Region reaffirmed the 1992 resolution. At its 2005 annual meeting, the West Virginia Baptist Convention, which had a history of proposing resolutions opposing liberal views on homosexual inclusion, narrowly rejected
2340-548: The Cleveland Clinic . Justice initiated the annual holiday gift drive "Dream Tree for Kids" that gives away more than $ 1 million in Christmas gifts to children in need. Before taking office as governor, Justice resigned from all the executive positions he held. He placed his daughter Jill in charge of the Greenbrier and his son Jay in charge of his mining and agriculture businesses. He said he would place all his assets in
2430-657: The National Baptist Convention and Southern Baptist Convention. Approximately 40% of its membership were men and 60% were women, and the ABCUSA's churches were 73% non-Hispanic white , 10% Black or African American , 1% Asian , 11% Hispanic or Latino American , and 5% multiracial or other. Theologically, the Pew Research Center's 2014 study determined 83% of the ABCUSA believes in God with absolute certainty, and 15% believed fairly certainly; 73% believed religion
2520-607: The National Baptist Convention or the Progressive National Baptist Convention . Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City is one of the many African American churches jointly affiliated with the ABCUSA and National Baptist Convention. Since 1970, the ABCUSA and Progressive National Baptists have officially partnered. The ABCUSA consists of 33 regional associations and conventions: In 1925, there were just over 1.4 million members. Membership peaked in
2610-664: The National Baptists —a predominantly African American or Black Baptist denomination founded by freedmen and slaves. Additionally, there are 10 seminaries affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA: Jim Justice James Conley Justice II (born April 27, 1951) is an American businessman and politician who is a United States senator-elect from West Virginia . A member of the Republican Party , he has served as
2700-820: The Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1913 and the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 1925. The name of the convention was changed in 1950 to the American Baptist Convention (ABC), and it operated under this name until 1972. It was the second step at bringing together on a national level Baptists with ties to the mission societies. The ABC was characterized from 1950 to 1966 with annual resolutions at its conventions having to do with
2790-405: The Republican Party a few months after taking office and declared his support for President Donald Trump , to whose reelection campaign he contributed $ 200,000. Since his switch, Justice has been described as a moderate or liberal Republican by his 2024 primary opponent Alex Mooney and by Sam Brodey, writing for The Daily Beast . Justice campaigned and has governed with support for
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2880-662: The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) since that league's formation in 1924. The WVIAC disbanded at the end of the 2012–13 school year, after the nine WVIAC members that then played football announced they would break away to form a new league that eventually became the Mountain East Conference . Shortly after the announcement of the Mountain East split, AB found a new conference home, accepting an invitation to join
2970-404: The civil rights movement and race relations. Without exception, these resolutions were progressive and genuinely encompassing. They addressed both the need for individual change in attitude and action, and the need for broader social change that could only be instituted through political action. As in many cases, the rhetoric of the annual conventions was sometimes ahead of local activity, but
3060-405: The 18th century, they sometimes created local congregational associations for support, fellowship, and work (such as the founding of Brown University in 1764). The evangelical mission led to the establishment of the national Triennial Convention in 1814, a collaborative effort by local churches to organize, fund, and deploy missionaries. The ABCUSA descends from this Triennial Convention. Through
3150-513: The 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017. Justice was once a billionaire, but his net worth had declined to $ 513.3 million as of 2021. He inherited a coal mining business from his father that included 94 companies, including the Greenbrier , a luxury resort and National Historic Landmark in White Sulphur Springs . In 2015, Justice announced his candidacy for governor in the 2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election . Although
3240-549: The ABCUSA Nominating Committee and are elected by the regions. The General Secretary of the ABCUSA executes the policies and decisions of the General Board. Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer was called as ABCUSA General Secretary on May 8, 2017. A substantial portion of the ABCUSA consists of historically and predominantly African American churches that may have joint affiliations with the ABCUSA and historic bodies such as
3330-588: The ABCUSA, performs same-sex marriages. In 2013, an ABCUSA congregation in Washington, DC , ordained the denomination's first openly transgender pastor. The ABCUSA has consistently allowed each congregation to determine whether or not to perform same-sex marriages, or ordain LGBT clergy. The ABCUSA General Board voted in 2005 to amend the declaration We are American Baptists to define marriage as "between one man and one woman" and maintain that "the practice of homosexuality
3420-578: The Alderson-Broaddus campus in the 1950s, and operated from there until moving to a new location in the late 1990s. At the time of closure, the campus included seven residence halls (Priestley Hall, Benedum Hall, Kincaid Hall, Battler Hall, and Blue, Gold and University Halls), Burbick Hall, the old Broaddus Hospital building, the Hamer student center and cafeteria, an arena for basketball, swimming, wrestling, and acrobatics and tumbling programs, tennis courts,
3510-523: The American Baptist regional bodies; one-fourth would be elected as at-large representatives, or in the official terminology, "Nationally Nominated Representatives". These representatives would be "chosen so as to provide the necessary balance among the Representatives in respect of racial/ethnic inclusiveness, geographic area, age, gender, and desirable skills. The American Baptists Churches USA has
3600-458: The College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences; the College of Business; the College of Medical Science; and the College of Adult and Distance Education. Alderson Broaddus was the first college in West Virginia to offer a four-year degree in nursing and the first in the country to offer a four-year physician assistant degree. Alderson Broaddus University derived its name from the merging of two Baptist institutions in 1932. The older of
3690-727: The Democratic nominee, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott, in the general election. James C. Justice II was born to James Conley Justice and Edna Ruth ( née Perry) Justice in Charleston, West Virginia . He grew up in Raleigh County, West Virginia , graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley in 1969. He enrolled at the University of Tennessee on an athletic scholarship for golf but transferred to Marshall University . At Marshall, he
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3780-637: The First Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island , now the First Baptist Church in America , founded in 1638 by the minister Roger Williams . Regarded by the more dogmatic Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a heretic for his religious separatism , Williams was banished into the New England wilderness where he and his followers created the settlement of Providence and later,
3870-532: The G-MAC conference decided to partially make football a competitive sport in the conference with the full competition to start in 2017.The Battlers first defeated Kentucky Wesleyan in the Founders Cup in 2015 to become the first ever G-MAC football Champion. The Battlers became the first G-MAC Conference football champions on 11/12/16 when they defeated Kentucky Wesleyan University 31–28. The G-MAC added another new team to
3960-420: The G-MAC in the fall of 2013. AB and three other West Virginia schools—former WVIAC members Davis & Elkins and Ohio Valley, plus independent Salem International—all entered the G-MAC. In 2012 AB started its football program, initially competing at the club level before moving up to Division 2 the following year. Alderson Broaddus originally competed as an independent football team without a conference. In 2016
4050-464: The Holy Spirit leads them. The ABCUSA affirms the ordination of women . Homosexual issues have been a point of contention in the ABCUSA since the 1987 Biennial Meeting. In 1992, the ABCUSA General Board adopted a resolution that stated, "We affirm that the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching." Since 1995, regional conventions of the church have carried out excommunications of various churches which have become members of
4140-404: The Republican nomination with 61 percent of the vote. The Democratic incumbent, Joe Manchin , did not run for reelection. Justice defeated Glenn Elliott , the former Democratic mayor of Wheeling, West Virginia , in the general election. Justice began his gubernatorial campaign and political career as a conservative Democrat . Time identified him as a moderate Democrat . He switched to
4230-419: The Republican primary. In the general election campaign, Justice focused on his COVID-19 response, the state's budget surplus, and his work on the substance abuse crisis. Several polls had him leading by a large margin over Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango in the months preceding Election Day. On November 3, 2020, he defeated Salango with over 63% of the vote to Salango's 30%. With his win, he became
4320-643: The South after the American Civil War , as well as working on issues of health and welfare. Many of their missionaries and members had worked as teachers in the South. In 1911, most of the churches of the Free Will Baptist General Conference merged with it. Due to the development of theological liberalism in some affiliated seminaries, such as Crozer Theological Seminary , conservative seminaries have been founded by convention pastors, including
4410-518: The Supreme Court had decided the issue. Later, he attended a rally supporting Amendment 1, a state constitutional amendment banning abortion once Roe v. Wade was overturned. In September 2022, after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Justice signed into law a bill banning abortion at any stage of pregnancy, with exceptions for medical emergencies and victims of rape or incest. Justice supports gun ownership and limited gun laws. In 2018, he signed into
4500-754: The Triennial Convention structure a number of mission-oriented societies were formed, including the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (1814), American Baptist Home Mission Society (1832), American Baptist Publication Society (1841), and the American Baptist Education Society (1888). In 1845, a majority of Baptists in the South withdrew support from the Triennial Convention—largely in response to
4590-552: The United States , served the body as its first president. The purpose of the Northern Baptist Convention was to bring about a consistent cooperation among the separate Baptist bodies then existing. It was the first step in bringing together Baptists in the North "with ties to the historic American Baptist mission societies in the nineteenth century." These had contributed to establishing many schools for freedmen in
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#17330940538694680-527: The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission revoked Alderson Broaddus University's ability to confer degrees after the end of 2023 and ordered to it cease admitting students so it can begin to close. The commission stated that the "University's financial condition renders the institution unable to create a stable, effective, and safe learning environment for its students". The state's governor, Jim Justice , worked to help
4770-440: The coal industry. He does not support raising taxes but has supported increasing teachers' salaries, arguing that increased state revenue will pay for the increased budget spending. In 2017, Justice said that he opposed budget cuts and supported raising sales taxes. The libertarian Cato Institute gave Justice an "F" grade based on their positions, but Justice voiced his disagreement with the rating. Before Justice switched from
4860-574: The college's Board of Governors renamed the institution Alderson Broaddus University . That same year, the institution matriculated the largest incoming freshman class in school history. In June 2017, the Higher Learning Commission put the University on probation because it determined that the institution was at risk due to financial difficulties. In 2019, it was no longer on probation, due to improved financial performance. On July 31, 2023,
4950-478: The colony of Rhode Island . Williams is credited with being the founder of the Baptist movement in America, the founder of the state of Rhode Island, and the first highly visible public leader in America to call for the separation of church and state . Having a congregational polity , early Baptist churches in America operated independently from one another, following an array of Protestant theological paths, but were often unified in their mission to evangelize. In
5040-733: The conference in 2017 of Malone University. Alderson-Broaddus Baseball won the G-MAC conference title for the first time on May 14, 2016, over Trevecca Nazarene 9–6. On June 9, 2020, Alderson Broaddus announced that they will leave the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and will join the Mountain East Conference. With the revocation of the school's degree-granting status in July 2023, the university immediately ended all athletic activities. American Baptist Churches USA The American Baptist Churches USA ( ABCUSA )
5130-511: The convention due to the convention's laxity with churches on enforcing a 1992 resolution that opposes the inclusion of homosexual people and have been renamed Transformation Ministries . The convention responded that it wanted to respect the autonomy of local churches and that it did not want to carry out excommunications . Each local congregation is autonomous and permitted to perform same-sex marriages if they opt to do so. For example, Calvary Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.) , affiliated with
5220-424: The convention had excluded them from decision-making positions, even while working with good intentions on behalf of black American Baptists. The following year, Dr. Thomas Kilgore Jr. , pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Los Angeles, was elected the first black president of the convention. The 1968 convention also voted to create the Study Commission on Denominational Structure (SCODS). Its recommendations changed
5310-415: The decision of its delegates to ban slave holders from becoming ordained missionaries—and formed the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The Triennial Convention was loosely structured, and the SBC offered Baptists a more centralized organizational structure for carrying on missionary and benevolent work. In contrast, however, the Triennial Convention afforded local churches a higher degree of local autonomy,
5400-472: The denomination gradually made progress. In 1964, it created the Baptist Action for Racial Brotherhood (BARB), which early the next year produced a pamphlet outlining actions for change in local churches. In 1968, the national convention was challenged by "Black American Baptist Churchmen Speak To the American Baptist Convention," demands that challenged how the denomination had "conducted its business relative to black American Baptists." The black churchmen said
5490-524: The denomination in a variety of ways, after being adopted at the 1972 convention. To reflect its new structure, the convention in 1972 changed its name to the American Baptist Churches USA. Rather than relying on decision-making at the annual convention by whichever churches happened to send delegates, the SCODS restructuring resulted in the following: A General Board was composed of duly elected representatives from geographically designated districts. Three-fourths of those representatives would be elected by
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#17330940538695580-422: The development of the PA profession nationwide. From this program emerged in 1991 the college's first graduate degree offering, the Physician Assistant Master's program. In 2011, the college chose Richard Creehan as president. Creehan embarked on a plan to expand the college and the institution increased enrollment by over 600 students, expanded the athletic department, and added many new academic programs. In 2013,
5670-433: The early 1980s at around 1.6 million. Since the beginning of the 21st century, membership began to decline and stagnate again, with the ABCUSA reporting 1,145,647 members in 5,057 churches at the end of 2017. According to a census published by the denomination in 2024, it claimed 4,802 churches and 1,107,206 members. The majority of its congregations are concentrated in the Midwest and Northeast United States . Numbers of
5760-586: The first West Virginian Republican gubernatorial candidate to win since Cecil Underwood in 1996 and the first GOP incumbent to win a second term since Arch A. Moore Jr. in 1972 . The United Mine Workers endorsed Salango after having endorsed Justice in 2016, but Justice was endorsed by the businessmen's association West Virginia Coal Association, which said he had "worked to protect the miners, increase coal production, and explore innovative ways to use coal for new products and downstream job opportunities". Justice took office as governor on January 16, 2017. He
5850-493: The first four-year nursing and the first radiologic technology programs in West Virginia. A portion of the physical assets of Storer College , a Black Baptist college founded in 1865 in Harpers Ferry , were transferred to Alderson-Broaddus in 1964 and used to fund the “Storer Scholarship” given annually to an African-American student. In 1968, the college pioneered the nation's first four-year physician assistant (PA) program, an innovation that had significant influence on
5940-521: The general election, Justice endorsed Republican Senate candidate Patrick Morrisey . In February 2021, when asked by The New York Times whether he planned to run against Manchin, Justice said, "No, I'm really not . . . [i]f I can continue to do good stuff for West Virginia, I'm going to do it, and then probably fade off into the sunset." In 2020, Justice signed into law the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, which created felony penalties for protests targeting oil and gas facilities. The law, which
6030-402: The governor to "reside at the seat of government", Charleston. The lawsuit was eventually put before the West Virginia State Supreme Court , which denied a motion for a writ of prohibition . Chief Justice Evan Jenkins defined "reside" in terms of statewide officeholders. On March 2, Justice resolved the lawsuit, agreeing to reside in Charleston and paying Sponaugle's legal fees. Justice owns
6120-429: The head coach of the boys' basketball teams, a position from which he stepped down in 2017. He was the only coach at the AAA level ( the state's largest classification) to coach both the girls' and boys' basketball teams. Justice said that though he would put his business interests in a blind trust upon becoming governor, he would still coach basketball. He coached the girls' team through his two terms as governor and
6210-417: The loan, which the Greenbrier would have to repay if it did not use at least 60% of the funds for payroll. In 2015, Justice declared his candidacy for governor of West Virginia in the 2016 election as a member of the Democratic Party . He had been a registered member of the Republican Party until changing his registration in February 2015. This was his first time running for political office. Justice
6300-441: The merged institution, Alderson-Broaddus College , opened its doors in 1932. Since its founding, Alderson-Broaddus had been committed to a strong liberal arts education that seeks to imbue students with an appreciation of literature and the arts, Christian faith, music, and the sciences. In more recent times, the college was focused on developing programs in the natural and applied sciences as well. In 1945, Alderson-Broaddus developed
6390-641: The mines, he bought the business back for $ 5 million. Since buying back the mine from Mechel, Justice reopened several of the mines and hired over 200 miners. Justice's mining companies have been scrutinized for alleged cases of safety violation and unpaid taxes; in 2016, NPR called him the nation's "top mine safety delinquent". Justice allegedly owed millions of dollars to the government in back taxes and unpaid coal mining fees and fines. Two debt-related lawsuits were settled in 2019, and in 2020 mining companies Justice or his family owned agreed to pay $ 5 million in delinquent safety fines. According to
6480-655: The most wealthy and affluent American families , such as Rockefeller family , are American Baptists. According to a study by the Pew Research Center in 2014, 21% of its members were aged 18–29; 28% 30–49; 32% aged 50–64 and 19% aged 65 and older. While 51% of its membership were Baby Boomers , the Silent Generation , and the Greatest Generation , the remainder were Generation X , older millennials , and younger millennials, making it slightly younger than
6570-514: The owner or chief executive officer of over 50 companies, including the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia , which he bought for $ 20.5 million in 2009, preventing its bankruptcy . As of 2014, Justice owned 70 active mines in five states. His charitable activities have included $ 25 million for the James C. Justice National Scout Camp at Summit Bechtel Reserve , $ 5 million for Marshall University , and $ 10 million to
6660-483: The sins of the world, and was resurrected, triumphing over sin and death. ABCUSA churches recognize two ordinances: believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper . Baptism is by immersion, and those being baptized must be of an age to understand its significance. Believing in the priesthood of all believers , the ABCUSA avoids using creeds, affirming the freedom of individual Christians and local churches to interpret scripture as
6750-590: The slogan "Do It for Babydog ", referring to his dog. Justice met his wife, Cathy Justice ( née Comer) in high school. They have two children. Justice and his wife are members of First Baptist Church in Beckley , a congregation of the American Baptist Churches USA . He is 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall. Justice is a lifelong fan of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League , and spent $ 30 million to develop
6840-571: The state's economy. Justice had said he would support similar legislation, also called the Fairness Act, in 2020. According to the Charleston Gazette–Mail , Justice has equivocated on the scientific consensus on global warming . In a 2016 interview with the paper, he said: "There's documentation that would give one concern, and I don't think you should ignore that. At the same time, I think there's an awful lot of research that still should be done . . . I surely wouldn't sit here and say I am
6930-475: The thinking could possibly be there. I mean, we got people that are really hurting." Of proposals to raise the federal minimum wage to $ 15 an hour , Justice said, "it's really, really hard to say one size fits all" nationwide. He added, "to be able to make it on 7 or 8 dollars an hour, that's really, really tough", while also expressing concern that too high a minimum wage could lead to unemployment. Justice had said that he does not support abortion , but that
7020-535: The two, Broaddus Institute , was founded in Winchester , Virginia , in 1871 by Edward Jefferson Willis , a Baptist minister who named the new school after Rev. William Francis Ferguson Broaddus , a prominent Baptist minister at the time of the American Civil War . In response to economic hard times, Broaddus Institute was moved across the Allegheny Mountains to Clarksburg, West Virginia , in 1876. The college
7110-446: The university stay open and resolve its financial challenges, but they were so significant that the university had failed to pay its recent utility bills. On the same day, the university's board of trustees voted to close the university. On August 31, 2023, the campus filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation. The university was located on a 170-acre (0.69 km) campus with housing for approximately 1100 students. The campus occupied
7200-565: Was a two-year captain on the Thundering Herd golf team. He earned his bachelor's degree and Master of Business Administration from Marshall. After college, Justice went into the family agriculture business. He founded Bluestone Farms in 1977, which now operates 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) of farmland, and is the leading producer of grain on the East Coast of the United States . During that time, he also developed Stoney Brook Plantation,
7290-485: Was assumed by the West Virginia Baptist Association in 1910. As the years passed, Broaddus became a junior college, then a senior college—first granting baccalaureate degrees in 1926—and Alderson Academy also added junior college status. Financial hardship in the late 1920s led to a decision to merge the two colleges, which shared common missions and outlooks as Baptist and liberal arts institutions;
7380-528: Was endorsed by the United Mine Workers . In May 2016, Justice won the Democratic nomination for governor. He defeated Republican nominee Bill Cole in the November general election. In January 2019, Justice declared his candidacy for reelection. This time, he ran as a Republican, having changed his party registration after a 2017 rally with President Donald Trump . He defeated multiple challengers in
7470-672: Was implemented by the previous governor under the Affordable Care Act . Justice opposed the American Health Care Act , a GOP House bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, saying that the bill "would cripple [West Virginia] beyond belief." Justice has said that he respects the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges , which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, and that it is settled law. In 2017, he opposed
7560-414: Was men's soccer (led by Bob Gray from 1978-91). The athletic programme expanded dramatically under President Creehan from 2011, notably with the addition of American football. Known as the "Battlers" (harkening back to the 1861 Battle of Philippi ), Alderson Broaddus was a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) and NCAA Division II . The team's colors were Navy Blue, Gray and Gold, and its mascot
7650-553: Was moved again to the small town of Philippi in 1909. In 1918, it transitioned back to its former name Broaddus College . The other institution, Alderson Academy , was founded in Alderson, West Virginia , in 1901 by Emma C. Alderson , a committed Baptist laywoman. Designed as a home school, it provided academic work in classics , sciences and normal studies . Originally supported by the Greenbrier Baptist Church, control
7740-582: Was named Skirmish. At the time of its closure the university offered 20 sports, all at the Varsity level: Football (which became a full varsity program in 2013), Acrobatics & Tumbling, Baseball, Football, Softball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Soccer , Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Men's and Women's Volleyball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Track & Field, Men's and Women's Wrestling, Men's Sprint Football and Cheerleading. AB and its predecessor institutions had been members of
7830-557: Was passed with the support of Dominion Energy , the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association, and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers trade association, was described by its sponsor John Kelly as having been "requested by the natural gas industry". In April 2023, Justice announced his candidacy for the 2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia . Justice defeated U.S. Representative Alex Mooney for
7920-474: Was primarily used for administration. The oldest extant building on the campus, Whitescarver Hall (circa 1911), was named for George M. Whitescarver of Pruntytown, WV . The Classical Revival building was designed by the architectural firm of Holmboe & Lafferty and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The local general hospital, Broaddus Hospital, was established on
8010-541: Was returning to the GOP because he could not support Trump as a member of the Democratic Party. The announcement came as a surprise to his own staff. This also made Justice the first Republican governor of West Virginia since Cecil Underwood in 2001. Even after switching to the Republican Party, Justice initially supported incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin for reelection in the 2018 Senate election in West Virginia . Later in
8100-465: Was very important and 24% considered it somewhat important. About 42% of members attended churches at least once a week, while 41% attended once or twice a month; 16% seldom or never attend church. An estimated 69% prayed daily, and 19% prayed weekly. Among its membership, 48% read Scripture at least once a week, and 15% once or twice a month; 53% believe the Bible should be taken literally, while 27% believe it
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