Reverend Dr. Jerry Lytle Cannon is the Senior Pastor of the C. N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia in 1984 and a Master of Divinity from the Interdenominational Theological Center , Johnson C. Smith Seminary in Atlanta, in 1988 where he specialized in the Bible. In 1998, he received his Doctor of Ministry Degree from United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio.

Reverend Cannon has served as the Associate Pastor of Northeastern Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. and is the former President of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus of the PCUSA. He is a fifth generation Presbyterian and his involvement with the church is noteworthy and his keen interest in evangelism and community service is boundless.

He is an active member of the Presbytery serving on its Committee on Ministry and the Redevelopment Committee. He served on the 1994 Global Mission Conference Planning Team, the 1993 Youth Conference Pastor, weeks 3 & 4; 1995 Youth Conference Pastor, week 1 and 1998 Youth Conference Pastor week 1. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Barber Scotia College and past board member of Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary. Rev. Cannon is a faculty member of the Love of Learning Program-Davidson College and the Burning Bush Program-Union-PSCE Theological Seminary.

He is married to Veronica E. Cannon and they have four children; Rudolph Clayton, Raymond Charles, Rosalynn Christine, and Richard Chandler.