Gospel Gold is a traditional four part male quartet from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The quartet was formed by experienced singers to promote and perform a variety of gospel music with a special focus on the old hymns and anthems of our faith. We believe that the gospel hymn writers were inspired men of God and the words of these songs can bring comfort and joy to believers and lead nonbelievers to salvation. Each one of us is committed to Christ and feel that He has called us to this ministry. Our sincere prayer is that we can be a blessing to those who hear us and give honor and praise to our Lord.
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Doug and his wife, Nancy, live on a small farm west of Hills, MN where they raise sheep, miniature Belted Galloway cattle, and alpacas. He calls this hobby farming. Doug and Nancy have three grown children and five grandchildren.

Besides farming and singing, Doug is active in several community theaters in the tri-state area and has also done some TV commercials. Other interests include antique tractors and motorcycles. 

Birthday: May 5

He lives in Sioux Falls with his wife, Bonita, where they attend First Christian Church. They have a blended family of 6 daughters, 23 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Joel works as a supervisor at Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls. In his spare time he enjoys fishing and attending his grandchildren's sporting events.

Birthday: October 14

Bill Schoep sings baritone for Gospel Gold and joined our group in 2016.  He enjoys singing both bass and baritone and presently also sings at First Reformed Church and with the Minnehaha Mandskor.   

Bill and his wife, Mary, grew up in the Sioux Center, IA area and farmed for 10 years after marriage.  They moved to Sioux Falls in 1983 where Bill earned a Bachelor’s degree from National College of Business.  He was employed at Sioux Valley Hospital in the Information Technology department as a Senior Programmer/Analyst.  After working there for 15 years, he started his own computer consulting business operating out of his home. 

Besides singing, Bill enjoys lawn work, playing piano, and has a toy tractor collection. Since retiring, he enjoys traveling.

Birthday: October 31

Bob Viet sings the bass and is a retired farmer. He was the third generation to farm the family farm north of Monroe where he was born and raised. After 45 years of farming with his wife Theola, they retired in 2008 and moved to Sioux Falls in 2010. They have 4 children and 11 grandchildren.

Bob comes to us with a lot of singing experience having sung in various choirs, quartets, trios, duets and soloing in area churches. He currently sings in the choir at First Reformed Church as well as with the Minnehaha Mandskor.

Bob says he is enjoying his retirement with more time to sing and spend with the grandchildren. He also likes to work with metal so with a plasma cutter and wire welder,  he makes things such as planters, windmills, and tricycles.

Birthday: October 26

Our accomplished pianist is Terry Walter and comes to us from Sioux Falls where she and her husband, Don Cooper, own Mi-Star Enterprises, a property management business and Love My Storage, a self-storage complex. She also teaches private piano and woodwinds.

She has a wealth of experience in playing, singing, arranging and directing. Earning her BA in Music from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, she also attended the University of Iowa majoring in saxophone performance. She was a municipal band member for 14 years and wrote over 50 band arrangements for the group. She has also directed the Minnehaha Mandskor from 1996 to 2019.

Besides music, she enjoys baking, knitting, tennis and traveling.

Birthday: March 5

She has three children and nine grandchildren and loves to spoil them. She also enjoys photography, gardening, computers, and arts and crafts, but family and music top the list.

Birthday: April 22