Dr. Jerry Young is a distinguished leader and pastor with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Social Welfare from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He holds a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. As the pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, he has provided compassionate and wise leadership since 1980. Dr. Young has served as the President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., since 2014 and is an active member of the Board of Trustees at Belhaven College and Rust College in Mississippi. He was previously the President of the General Missionary Baptist State Convention of Mississippi, Incorporated.