Jerry Davisson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He was blessed with wonderful parents and was the second of four boys. He felt his call to pastoral ministry during his senior year in high school.

Jerry graduated from Warner Pacific College (University), Portland, Oregon, in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion. He furthered his education by earning a Master of Divinity degree from Anderson School of Theology, Anderson, Indiana, in 1990. Jerry, who defines himself as a life-long learner, earned a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary in 2020.

In his early ministry, Jerry planted a church for the Oregon Association of the Churches of God in Bend, Oregon. Although this was a rewarding experience, he felt the Lord leading him into a more traditional church setting. He and his family moved to Tulare, California in 1995. After 20 years of service as Senior Pastor, Jerry decided to make the difficult move from the First Church of God of Tulare to begin a new chapter in his ministry. Jerry Served for 10 months as Regional Pastor for the Central California Association of the Churches of God. On April 1, 2017, Jerry began serving the Association of the Churches of God in Oregon and Southwest Washington as the District Pastor. In this role, Jerry has been able to fulfill his passion of encouraging, leading, and mentoring other pastors. Jerry began serving the Rockwood Church of God in October of 2021.

Jerry and his wife, Kris, have enjoyed 37 years of marriage. Their family includes daughters Alexandra and her husband Kyle Thomas and Kelsey and her husband Josh Breese. Kris and Jerry are also proud grandparents of 5 beautiful grandchildren.

Jerry enjoys spending time with his family, reading, playing golf, and running. Jerry became an elite Ironman athlete in 2014 when he completed the Ironman Coeur d’Alene in Idaho.

The most important thing you need to know about Jerry is that he is a devoted apprentice of Jesus who desires to follow Jesus with all that he is.