Pastor Jerry and his wife Lori have been serving God together since their marriage in 1984. Jerry was raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and is a United States Air Force Veteran. Lori is a native of Idaho and a recently retired nurse from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. They have 4 children and 6 grandchildren.

Jerry was ordained to Baptist church ministry in February 1993 and granted a Bachelor of Biblical Education degree in May 1993. He later earned a Masters of Biblical Studies degree in 2009 and a Master of Divinity degree in 2011. He has served the Lord Jesus Christ as a pastor and church planter since 1993.