Encourage the inmates to grow in Christ

In 1979, Cass County Sheriff Don Rudnick appointed Pastor Curt Frankhauser as a volunteer chaplain for the department.

Chaplain Frankhauser's first tasks included helping deputies make death notifications and providing ministry to Cass County Jail inmates.A board was established with the help of five men with various professional backgrounds to begin the organization called Peace Officer/Jail Chaplains Association.