Terri Dutton Blanchett resides in Vale, SD. She has been the Pastor of Dakota Life Christian Center in nearby Newell, SD since 2011.

Terri’s 34 years as a bible teacher gives her much to draw from to spiritually feed those who attend her church in person and online. Her heart and vision for her church and community is to bring people into a deeper personal knowledge of the goodness and power of God for their life. By teaching foundational and revelatory truths from His Word, Terri is building Christ’s body by grounding them in the truth and understanding of His heart through His covenant.

Terri leads and has developed a ministry through the Newell Food Pantry that services three communities in the area. Providing food and ministering God’s love to the most vulnerable

Pastor Terri is a graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center. She served as the Associate Pastor of a non-denominational charismatic church in Somerset, Massachusetts for 15 years. Pastor Terri is also a co-founder of a Bible College that was designed to be used in the local church to train and develop leaders and lay-people for the work of the ministry. Terri developed curriculum and taught many classes for 16 years.

Terri’s son Jason lives in Spearfish, SD with his wife Lisa and son, Brice.