A native of San Diego County, Rev. Dr. Jerry Troyer has been a New Thought/Religious Science minister since 2007, ordained in 2009. He holds a Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate from Emerson Theological Institute.
Jerry has served as auctioneer at the annual ANTN Conference/Retreat since about 2015.
He served as volunteer ANTN Administrator starting in 2017, then was hired in 2018 as an employee. He resigned from that position in 2020, and was appointed to the Board. Rev. Dr. Jerry was elected to his first three-year term in 2021.
As an independent minister, Rev. Dr. Jerry guest speaks at ANTN, CSL, Religious Science and Unity centers and churches around the country, offering workshops on pertinent topics including grief and loss, the process of forgiveness, money and finances, accepting and navigating change, and a new one, titled “Radically Content: Being, Doing and Having Enough.” He also serves Om Center for Spiritual Living in the San Diego area as a guest speaker at least once per month.
Jerry is a founding board member and currently Director of Relationship Development for Urban Street Angels, an organization in San Diego that works to end youth homelessness by providing housing, employment and life skills training to homeless transition age youth, ages 18 to 24. He served on the Board from 2012 until 2017, when he resigned to become a paid employee.
Rev. Dr. Jerry lives in La Mesa, a suburb of San Diego, with his English Cream Golden Retriever, “Maggie.” His son Brandon and family, including seven grandchildren, live near Eugene, Oregon.