Jerry has served as pastor of Rineyville Baptist Church since 2014. He pastored Hill Grove Baptist Church at Guston, KY, 1993-1997; Irvington Baptist Church at Irvington, KY, 1997-2007, and served as a full time Chaplain in the KY National Guard, 2007-2014.

Jerry retired from the KY Army National Guard in 2019 with 33 years military service. U.S. Air Force 1977-81; KY Air National Guard 81-84; The KY Army National Guard from 1994-2019. Jerry has served in two overseas deployments to Kuwait and Iraq.  Jerry first served as an electronic technician in the Air Force and as a Civil Service employee at Ft. Knox.

Jerry is married to Ruth Ann (Pogue) of Greenville Kentucky (Muhlenburg County). Ruth Ann retired after serving 30 years as a music educator at David T. Wilson Elementary School in Brandenburg, KY. They have three children: Faith (WKU History Major), Ben (wife Cecilia) UK Engineering student, and Rachel (ECTC student and soon to be Campbellsville University student in Animation).

Jerry is a graduate of Meade County High School, Boyce Bible School, Campbellsville University, and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jerry holds a B.S. in Christian Ministries and a Master of Divinity in Missions, Evangelism, and Church Growth.

The Shacklett family enjoys their dogs, (one sable and white Corgi, a mini blue merle Ausie, and a red merle Australian shepherd) and cats

(Three outdoor cats and two indoor cats).

Jerry’s hobbies are gardening, HAM radio, restoring an H International tractor, playing with his red merle Ausie named Sparky, enjoying his fishpond, and taking an occasional car ride around the countryside with Ruth Ann!