Randy A. Hurtt of Columbia was ordained to the ministry April 14 at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Hopkins.
Hurtt graduated with a master of divinity degree from Columbia International University in 1988 and was licensed to the ministry by Dentsville Baptist Church, Columbia.
He is the deputy chief of chaplains for the South Carolina State Guard. His primary ministry is to the cadets of the Youth Challenge Academy at McCrady Training Center. He is a retired math teacher and a retired Army Reserve officer. He is a member of First Baptist Church, Columbia.