Brad Curtis

Brad was born in Pierre and raised in Blunt, SD, which is about 20 miles east of Pierre.  He spent most of his time on the family farm south of Blunt until his family moved to Pierre in 1969 and he has been a life-long resident since then.  His family attended the Madison Avenue Church of Christ and he was baptized in 1969.  Brad graduated from York College in 1980 and married Cynda Davis in 1983.  He works for American State Bank where he heads up their Real Estate division, but is still waiting for that call from the Kansas City Royals to be their next third baseman!  Brad is active in the community serving on several boards and committees and still enjoys playing racquetball and hunting when he has time.  He likes being a song leader here for the congregation, and is always ready to teach a class or fill in the pulpit when it’s his turn.

Bob was raised and baptized in the Church of Christ in Pierre.  He attributes his faithfulness to his mother, who is still an active member here in Pierre and involved with World Bible School correspondence courses. Bob graduated High School from Western Christian College, which was located in Weyburn, Saskatchewan at the time. He went on to attend Abilene Christian University where he met his wife, Terry. Bob and Terry were married in 1977 in Sterling Heights, Michigan, where Terry's father and brother-in-law are Elders, and who were significant mentors to Bob.  Bob and Terry have four children who are faithful members in the Church, and in providing grandchildren.  Rebecca is in High school and plans on attending York Christian College, where her three older siblings met their mates.

Bob ran the family farm since the death of his father in 1982.  The events of 9/11/01 had a significant impact on Bob and contributed to a career change into Law Enforcement. Bob finds it very rewarding to help people and give back to his community as a Deputy Sheriff.

Buford was born and raised in Texas and Oklahoma.   He came to South Dakota in the 1960's, where he worked for the State of  South  Dakota and retired from the Department of Motor Vehicles in 1986.  Buford and his family have been Church of Christ people from their early ancestors.  The church is the most important thing in his life, although he enjoys painting, landscapes and wild life.

Charlie grew up in a minister’s household, the grandson of an elder of the church.  As a minister’s son, he lived in a variety of places; but, spent most of the early years in Texas and Florida.  Charlie graduated from Titusville (FL) High School; then received a BBA from Abilene Christian University.

Charlie has served served as a minister in Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota.  He and his family; wife, Jeane, daughter Mandi and son A. J. moved to Pierre in 1992 to work with the Madison Avenue Church of Christ.  In 1995 he became involved with the Police Department after being appointed their Chaplain.  In 1998 he was trained to become a Certified Reserve Police Officer; then in the autumn of 1999 Charlie was hired full-time with the Police Department and served as a School Resource Office for the Pierre School District.  He is also a member of the local Critical Incident Stress Management Team which works with Emergency Personnel who respond to disasters and crises and is certified to instruct in the Group Crisis Intervention.  Charlie has worked with Law Enforcement personnel following the Grand Forks, North Dakota floods in 1997 and spent a week in New York City with the NYPD in January 2002 following the attacks on the World Trade Center.  Since 2004, Charlie has been the Basic Training Coordinator for the South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy in Pierre.