Curtis Hutson (July 10, 1934 – March 5, 1995) was an Independent Fundamental Baptist pastor and editor of The Sword of the Lord (1980-1995).
He attended Avondale High School where he met his future wife, Barbara (Gerri) Crawford.
While working as a mail carrier, Hutson preached at church services and revivals in the Atlanta area.
In 1961, Hutson heard Jack Hyles, Tom Malone and John R. Rice preach at nearby Antioch Baptist Church.
Hutson was gifted in using humor to engage an audience, and he memorized one-liners and funny stories topically so that he would have a collection of ready jokes on any subject.
[2] In 1978, John R. Rice invited Hutson to become the associate editor of the fundamentalist newspaper The Sword of the Lord based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.