GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - A Wisconsin pastor who works to get local churches to minister to college students across the country is the new president of Bob Jones University in South Carolina.
Trustees at the school selected Steve Pettit on Wednesday to be the new leader at the fundamentalist Christian school and its 3,000 students in Greenville.
University Board of Trustees Chairman Larry Jackson says Pettit was a natural choice because of his work with college students for three decades.
Pettit is currently president of the Steve Pettit Evangelistic Association and serves as the national director for Cross Impact Ministries, a Brookfield, Wisconsin, group which helps local churches reach out to college students.
Jackson replaces Stephen Jones who stepped down as president of the university in May for health reasons.
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